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Haiti Cotton Production – A New Opportunity for Smallholder Farmers
Haiti in 6 numbers
10.9 million
1.1 million
1 million
58%
85%
12%
population of Haiti
number of farms
number of those farms that are smallholder
percentage of food imported annually
estimate of farmers receiving agricultural extension services
percentage of rice imported annually
HurricaneMatthew’s
path
TUES.OCT. 48 A.M.
HURRICANEFORCE WINDS
Port-au-PrinceJérémie
Chantal Les Cayes
Gonaives Port
Petit-Goâve
TROPICAL STORMFORCE WINDS
H A I T I D O M I N I C A NR E P U B L I C
Smallholder Farmers Alliance in 6 numbers
3,200 farmers
46%
6 million
40%
50%
3,400%
farmer members
members who are women
number of trees planted to date
average crop yield increase
estimate of additional children in school
average household income increase
Smallholder Farmers Alliance in 6 Numbers
3,200 farmers
46%
6 million
40%
50%
3,400%
farmer members
members who are women
number of trees planted to date
average crop yield increase
estimate of additional children in school
average household income increase
Moringa feasibility study
• threeconditions:interest + feasibility study + client
pms 130 pms 3425 pms 377
M O R I N G AOpportunities & Challenges for Smal lholder Far mers in Hait i
Smallholder Farmers Alliance December, 2014
Cotton feasibility study
• threeconditions:interest + feasibility study + client
History of cotton in Haiti
• cottonwasoncethe4thlargestagriculturalexportfromHaiti
• bylate1980sitwascompletelystopped
• fourmainreasons:- lack of financial services
- lack of technical support
- unexpected competition
- lack of infrastructure
Reasons for reintroducing cotton
• opportunityfornewfarmingmodel
• incorporatesocialenterpriseprinciples
• integratescropsforlocalandexportmarkets
• goodconditionsandfarmerinterest
• easiertransitiontoorganic:
• potentialforvolume
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Social enterprise model
• theHaitiImpactAlliancecombinesfor-profitandnon-profitfor:
- innovation
- integration
- impact
- investment
What we are looking for
• sourceofcottonseedssuitablefororganic(noGMOs)
• regionalbestpracticeexamplesspecifictosmallholders
• accesstoresearchviaQuisqueyaUniversity
• adviceregardingcottonginequipment
• guidanceonorganiccertification
• technicalpartnershipsforSouthSouthtransferofknowledge