By mid-2026, Haiti’s food insecurity is projected to worsen, affecting around 6 million people amid ongoing gang violence and economic collapse, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).
Currently, 5.7 million Haitians face high food insecurity levels, with 1.9 million experiencing acute shortages and severe malnutrition. The IPC forecasts that 5.91 million will face food insecurity in the coming years, including nearly 2 million at emergency levels.
Despite some progress, as noted by Martine Villeneuve of Action Against Hunger, the situation remains fragile. Haiti’s food crisis is worsened by six years of economic recession and escalating gang violence, which disrupts livelihoods and agricultural production.
Many farmers are extorted in gang-controlled areas, leading to the closure of small businesses and increased reliance on external assistance for more than half the population.
With information from Reuters