Hunger in Haiti

Cite Soleil, also known as Democracy Village, is one of the poorest of Port-Au-Prince's slum areas Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

In Cite Soleil, the production of mud cakes for human consumption is a thriving business Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Special soil is brought from the north of the country, mixed and spread into discs that dry in the sun to produce a dry, powdery-tasting kind of mud biscuit Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

The cakes are laid out in a playground near the old structure of Fort Dimanche - a former military barracks used as a torture centre during the Duvalier dictatorship Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

The cakes are sold at markets for one Haitian Gourde each (about 0.01p) Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Women sell coal on the street in Port-Au-Prince Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

The densely populated slum area of Carrefour-Feuilles sits above downtown Port-Au-Prince Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

A supplementary feeding centre in the Carrefour-Feuilles district. According to the UN, two-thirds of Haitians live on less than 50p a day and half are undernourished Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

This malnourished children here is undergoing a feeding programme to help bring them back to their correct weight Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

The border crossing between the town of Dajabon in the Dominican Republic and Ouanaminthe in the North-east province of Haiti is one of the four main land crossings between the two countries Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

The border opens twice a week to allow Haitians to pass across to the Dominican side. Some travel from as far as the west coast of Haiti to buy goods from the Dominican Republic Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

If the average annual income in Haiti is about $400, it is probably even less around Ouanaminthe Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

A scene at the market in Ouanaminthe Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Farmer Marie Selmon, 54 washes clothes at a water pump. She is a local dairy farmer near the Let Agogo dairy processing factory in Limonade, near Cap Haitien Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Gilbert Floville, 56 is a subsistence farmer near Limonade, Cap Haitien. More than 60% of the Haitian workforce is employed in agriculture, but trade liberalisation policies have led to an estimated 830,000 job losses Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Subsistence farmers with their family near Limonade, Cap Haitien. Lillian Guerrick, 56 and Jean Claude Tezin, 45, manage corn and livestock on two hectares of land Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

The seafront at Cap Haitien, in the Northern province of Haiti. The port is more stable than the capital, Port-au-Prince, but pollution and poverty are still major problems Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Passengers take a ride on top of a coal truck near Cap Haitien Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

A market in the centre of Cap Haitien. Haiti is the poorest country in western hemisphere and has suffered from political turmoil and instability for many years Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

People make their way down a dusty road in Cap Haitien Photograph: David Levene/Guardian