(2022) Note d'investissement pour renforcer la résilience et la sécurité alimentaire dans le sud-est d'Haïti

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