EMMA: The Market System for Rice in Haiti
Summary: The EMMA study of Haiti's rice market conducted 7 to 17 February 2010, a month after the earthquake.
Key Findings
- Records that only 2,495 metric tons of rice had been imported since the earthquake, per the Administration Générale des Douanes.
- Fieldwork 7 to 17 February 2010, within a month of the earthquake.
Full Description
The EMMA study of Haiti's rice market conducted 7 to 17 February 2010, a month after the earthquake. Rice is the staple whose import dependence defines Haitian food security, and the study caught the market at the moment imports had almost stopped.
How to cite
International Rescue Committee (IRC); American Red Cross; Haitian Red Cross, 2010, EMMA: The Market System for Rice in Haiti, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/emma-2010-rice-port-au-prince