Boosting Agricultural Production and Food Security

Results achieved as of the end of the project include: ten small irrigation systems were rehabilitated and 21 561 hectares of agricultural land were developed. The production of cereals and vegetables increased by more than 150%. The yields for manioc and banana production tripled going from 10 to 30 metric tons and from 8 to 22 metric tons respectively due to the technical assistance and training provided. Haiti’s National Food Security Centre indicates that families’ dependence on purchasing food went from 85% on average in 2008 to 76% in 2010. Families received technology packages to help with agricultural and livestock production. In 15 communes 80 000 families or about 400 000 people directly benefited from these activities and about 265 000 people benefited indirectly. These results have contributed to increasing the incomes and food security or access to safe nutritious and sufficient food of families by enhancing small-scale agricultural production.