(2022) Investment Note to Strengthen Resilience and Food Security in Southeast Haiti

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) • 2022 • 11 pages

Summary — This investment note focuses on strengthening resilience and food security in Southeast Haiti. It highlights the potential of the yam sector and proposes investments to increase agricultural production, develop value-added processing, and improve market access for farmers in the region.

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Key Findings

Agriculture accounts for about 38% of total employment in Haiti.
5 million people (45% of the population) are in need of emergency assistance.
Yam is the 3rd most produced crop nationally.
60% of the poorest households in Haiti are rural households.
Investment in the yam sector in Southeast Haiti has the potential for a 17.5% IRR.

Full Description

This investment note outlines opportunities to strengthen resilience and food security in Southeast Haiti, with a specific focus on developing the yam sector. The document highlights the importance of agriculture in Haiti, noting that it accounts for a significant portion of total employment and GDP. It identifies challenges such as civil unrest, political instability, and macroeconomic vulnerability, but also emphasizes the potential for building resilience through investments in rural employment and poverty reduction. The note proposes interventions to increase agricultural production and productivity, create added value through processing, and improve market access for farmers, ultimately aiming to improve livelihoods and food security in the region.

Topics

Geography

Time Coverage

2020 — 2023

Keywords

investment, resilience, food security, agriculture, yam, southeast Haiti, rural development, agroforestry, market access, economic development, poverty reduction

Entities

World Bank, National Observatory of Poverty and Social Exclusion, USAI, IDB, IFAD, BAC

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1 Investment Note to Strengthen Resilience and Food Security in Southeast Haiti Haiti | Investment Forum Rome, Italy| October18-19, 2022 Section 1: Overview DiversificationofcropsinruralHaiti. 1 Onaverage,farmhouseholdsproduceabout fivecrops. 1 Maincrops:maize,tubers,mango,coffee, avocado,citrus,rice,sorghum,beansand cocoa. 1 Thelivestocksectorischaracterizedbysmall animalssuchaschickensandgoats. 1 2 •ThemajorityofHaitiansdependontheagricultural sector,mainlysubsistenceagriculture. 1 •Agricultureaccountsforabout38% oftotal employment. 1 1 World Bank & National Observatory of Poverty and Social Exclusion. 2014. 2 World Bank. 2020. https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/home The agricultural sector accounts for 20.3% of GDP 2 PIB Nominal 2020 (billion USD$) 2 Share of agriculture, livestock, forestry and fisheries (billion USD$) 2 14.51 2.95 Haiti is a net importer of food. CHALLENGE:Strengthentheresilienceandfood securityofpopulationsthroughpromisingsectors •4.5millionpeople(45%ofthepopulation)in needofemergencyassistance(≥IPC3). Weaknesses •Civilunrest,politicalandsocialinstability, macroeconomicvulnerability •Informalandlow-paidjobs,unskilledworkers, lackoforganization,reducedinfrastructure Potential •Goodagroecologicalconditions •Buildingresilienceandfoodsecurity •Investmentsinruralemploymentandpoverty reduction •Maintainanddevelopagriculturaleconomic activities •Developthedomesticmarketandexplorethe exportpotentialofcertainproducts(eg. strengtheningquality,connectionswiththe DominicanRepublic) 3 Section 2: Investment environment Section 2: Investment environment 4 YAM •Atnationallevel:3rdcropproduced(quantity) •South-East:4thproducingregion 1 •PlantedareainSouth-East:998ha 1 1 USAI. 2021. Production surveys(ENPA). 2 IDB. 2020. Estimating and forecastingpovertyand incomeinequalityin Haiti. 3 IFAD. 2017. Agriculture in Haiti. Crop National area in hectares 2019 1 Yam 12,490 •Yaminagroforestry,banana-coffeeagroforestrysystem •Agroforestrysystemsallowforenvironmentalprotection andclimatechangemitigation(e.g.erosionreduction) •Foodsecurity(nutritional)andresilienceofpopulations •Bothsubsistenceandexportcrops •LargelyconsumedbyHaitians,intheformofporridge 60% of the poorest households in Haiti are rural households 3 . 55%-71% of the population is considered poor 2 → For the 5 targeted communes → % depends on municipality NB. 2012 National Poverty Line: $2.32/day 5 Section 3: HiH Investment Note Departement: South- East Municipalities: La Vallée, Bainet, Cayes-Jacmel, Marigot Investmentstostrengthenresilienceand foodsecurityinSouth-EastHaiti Objective Strengthenthedevelopmentofpromising agriculturalsectors Typesofintervention •Increasedagriculturalproductionand productivity •Creationofaddedvaluethroughthe developmentoftransformation •Marketaccess 5 Section 3: HiH Investment Note 6 Strategic frameworks for the promotion of the agricultural sector Priorities Post-Covid- 19 Economic Recovery Plan (PREPOC) 2020-2023 •Ruralroadsandagriculturalinfrastructure •Improvedstoragetolimitpost-harvestlosses •Valorisationofproducts&Promotionof agriculturalentrepreneurship •Promotionofexportchains •Strengtheningthesector'smonitoringand evaluationsystemandprovidingitwithreliable agriculturalstatistics Politique et Stratégie Nationales de Souveraineté, de Sécurité Alimentaire et de Nutrition en Haïti (PSNSSANH) •Foodsecurityandfoodsovereignty 6 7 Investment Opportunities Investment Note to Strengthen Resilience and Food Security in Southeast Haiti 7 8 Opportunity1:Developmentoftheyamsector Investment Note to Strengthen Resilience and Food Security in Southeast Haiti Description of activities Indicators •Accessandlocalproductionof qualityplants •Demonstrationplots •Training&capacitybuilding(e.g. FFS) •BACinstitutionalsupport(solar electricitysystem,laboratory,etc.) •Yamprocessing(flour),recipe, chemicalanalysisandnutritional guidelines Expected results 1500householdsreceiveatechnical packageandtraining 1500familiesseetheirlivelihood improvedthroughthedifferent interventions 500haofsustainableproduction(300 haagroforestry,200hafullsun) 100demonstrationplotsinplace 10businesscreations=>jobcreations (women) Increasedrevenuesof1,550to1900 USDforfullsunyamproducers Increasedrevenuesof350to550USD foragroforestryyamproducers Type of intervention 1: Increased agricultural production and productivity •Yieldsmultipliedby2 •Diversificationofthevarietiesused •Improvedaccesstoplants •Developmentoflocalenterprises (inputs,processingofyaminto flour) •Increasedfarmers'incomes •Improvedfoodsecurityand nutrition •Development of farmers associations •Increasedsupportoffarmers throughBAC(trainings) 9 Opportunity1:Developmentoftheyamsector Investment Note to Strengthen Resilience and Food Security in Southeast Haiti Zone Economic indicators Risks & Mitigation NPV:1.2millionsUS$ IRR:17,5% Totalinvestment:5.8millionsUS$ Durationofintervention:5years Possiblesourceoffunding:Development partners •Thepoliticalandsocialsituationinthe countryhampersactivities •Croploss=>goodpractices •Reluctancetoadopttechnicalpackagesby farmers •Lowcapacity=>technicalassistance Type of intervention 1: Increased agricultural production and productivity 2,8MUSD: technologicalpackages& businessdevelopmentsupport 960,000USD: plantsimprovmentand production 800,000USD: trainings,demonstration plots&FFS 245,000USD:institutionalsupporttoBAC 200,000USD: yamprocessing,recipe, chemicalanalysisandnutritionalguidelines KEY INVESTMENTS INVESTMENT NOTE HAITI Intervention Development of the yam sector Cost (USD) US$5.8M IRR (%) 17.5% NPV US$1.2M Sustainable results Beneficiaries: 1,500 households Increase in revenues/capita: US$350 –US$1,900 (depending on production system) Emission reduction: 60,894 tCo2- e SUMMARY US$5.8M Total investment 17.5% Mean IRR 1,500 Beneficiaries US$350- US$1,900 Increase in revenues/capita 60,894 tCo2- e Emission reduction 10 11 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION MESI ANPIL! Haiti | Investment Forum Rome, Italy | October17-19, 2022