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

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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

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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