Agricultural Development in Haiti: An Assessment of Sector Problems, Policies, and Prospects Under Conditions of Severe Soil Erosion

Zuvekas, Clarence,

No 338401, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Excerpts from the report Preface: This sector assessment is the product of research carried out intermittently between June 1977 and May 1978. The format for this study follows closely the Agricultural Sector Assessment Guidelines prepared by AID's Bureau for Latin America, though some modifications have been made. The study incorporates material on land tenure, income, and employment prepared by the author in draft form in August 1977 and revised in March 1978. There is no formal "Summary and Conclusions" section to this document, but readers whose time is limited are referred to Chapter 7.B for a summary discussion of the constraints to agricultural development identified in Chapters 4-6. Table 7.1 lists these constraints and assigns them a tentative ranking according to their degree of importance (1=major; 2=moderate; 3=minor). Our proposed strategy and programs is presented in Chapter 7.H. Given the constraints facing agricultural development in Haiti, and the serious absorptive capacity of institutions in the agricultural sector, this writer recommends that AID efforts in the next few years concentrate on consolidation and improvement of existing programs, and on institution building, including a variety of short- and long-term training programs, both in-country and abroad (with emphasis on the former). This does not preclude the initiation of large-scale projects, but these should be relatively few in number. Specific projects and programs are recommended in the following areas: a. Erosion Control and Erosion Control/Irrigation Packages b. Institution Building 1) Base-level Organizations 2) Ministry of Agriculture (DARNDR) 3) Credit 4) Research c. Coffee Production and Marketing d. Rural Road Construction.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Public Economics; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 394
Date: 1978-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.338401

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