Evaluation of the Seed Sector in the Grand'Anse
- The June 2021 final evaluation reviews the seed sector in Grande Anse, including historical national seed strategies and the performance of artisanal seed-production groups.
- It traces a shift from irrigated-plain seed strategies for rice, maize and beans toward humid and semi-humid mountain production better matched to Grande Anse crops.
- The evaluation finds that GPAS expanded strongly in Grande Anse, replacing older seed-bank and input-shop models in many areas and becoming integrated with producer organizations.
- The report says GPAS activities increasingly cover yams, beans, maize, cassava and banana rather than only conventional maize and bean seed.
- Survey results indicate high satisfaction with GPAS services and relevance of subsidized seed choices, but real financial difficulties and deficits remain.
- Recommendations emphasize cooperative strengthening, a common DDAGA/GPAS label, a Grande Anse union of cooperatives, a multifunctional workshop-school platform and institutional support for seed-input autonomy.
The final evaluation report on the seed sector of the Grand'Anse, dated June 2021 and labelled Document 1. Its first part covers historical aspects and diagnosis, an unusual structure for a sector evaluation and one that makes it useful beyond its immediate purpose: it records how seed supply in the department came to be organized as it is. It is the most recent of the seed-sector documents in this collection, which also include the 2010 USAID Seed System Security Assessment and CECI's 2011 review of the seed and poultry chains, so the three together span a decade of seed-system assessment in Haiti.
How to cite
Les Consultants, 2021, Evaluation of the Seed Sector in the Grand'Anse, https://agripubhaiti.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rapport-final-Evaluation-Secteur-Semencier-de-la-Grande-Anse-2.-juillet-2.2021-1.pdf