For several years now, Quebec co‑operation organizations have set up projects that are supported by Haitian workers. Unfortunately, there are few aid workers from the Quebec co‑operation on the ground. It's very difficult now to participate in missions and to be welcomed by our partners, because they are threatened.
There are a whole host of rules related to security, particularly with respect to travel. We need to move all kinds of humanitarian supplies. I was talking about agriculture, which is a huge challenge. We are forced to take alternative means of transportation, such as small planes, because we can't get from one area to another. This is a big concern.
It's impressive that we can still hold meetings. Thanks to technology and Zoom, we're able to talk to our partners on a regular basis. We realize that they continue to do the work.
I was saying earlier that there were 100,000 displaced people. They are being displaced in the countryside and to their places of origin, and that creates enormous pressure. That's why there is a food crisis, which farmers are also experiencing. There's still great capacity in Haiti, but for the time being, people don't have what they need to produce. It's clear that insecurity threatens everyone in Haiti, including the staff of all the organizations we work with.
On the humanitarian front, there are large non-profit organizations, such as those that are organizing the fight against cholera. I won't be able to go on at length, but I think that these are organizations with great resources, such as the United Nations, that are working to provide an immediate response to cholera and the humanitarian crisis.
We will distribute food, but it's very short term. Our main concern is to ensure the safety of farmers so that they can meet the needs of the population. They can do it, but they need to have the inputs, they need to be able to work safely, and they need to be able to move food around the country.