International Development Grant
Agricultural Revitalization - Haiti
Project Number: CA-3-S065295001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $882,720.00
Start Date: May 19, 2011
End Date: January 31, 2013
Duration: 1.7 years
Project Description
This project aims to improve household and community livelihoods for over 12 000 women men and children in the earthquake-affected communities of Fon Batis and Délis. The project includes establishing a crop storage silo (with a capaciy to store 50 tonnes of seeds and enough space to store tools and other equipment) for each of six existing farming cooperatives and a tool storage and office building for an existing agricultural tool cooperative. It also includes distributing seeds and other agricultural inputs such as tools and fertilizer to farmers and providing them with training in management and business techniques. Finally the project provides resources (food and other materials) to the members of farming cooperatives in the region to counter the shortages caused by the influx of displaced persons following the 2010 earthquake. HOPE International Development Agency and the Foundation for International Development Assistance (FIDA) are working in partnership with FIDA’s working arm in Haiti productive cooperatives Haiti (pcH) to implement this project.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (February 2013) at least 1 178 female and 1 117 male members of seven cooperatives in Fon Batis and Délis have participated in activities to build agricultural infrastructure distribute improved seed varieties and improve the skills and knowledge of the population of participating communities. In total 4 758 women 2 387 young girls 4 422 men and 2 203 young boys have directly and indirectly benefitted from project activities. Through this project six crop storage silos and one tool storage building have been constructed and are now being used by the cooperatives and communities who manage them. In addition over 2 000 cooperative members received improved seed varieties and agricultural tools to help them restart viable agricultural activities. Over the course of one year a total of 4 168 female and 3 904 male cooperative members participated in training courses to broaden their knowledge and improve their skills in cooperative leadership the principles of cooperative development soil conservation and environmental protection pest management and grain storage. Though the harvests from crops in 2011 and 2012 were not favourable due to the drought and natural disasters that affected agriculture heavily all over the country in late 2011 and throughout 2012 the agricultural infrastructure and the increase in community knowledge and skills established through this project are expected to benefit the populations of Fon Batis and Délis for generations. Examples of benefits to the communities include: i) Following training in leadership 355 more women and 308 more men now have the knowledge and confidence to engage in best management practices and leadership within their cooperatives. Eight times more women received leadership training than expected and women in the project area have acquired the skills and knowledge necessary to take on leadership roles. Since the start of the project the number of women in e
Key Information
Executing Agency:
HOPE InternationalDevelopment Agency
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP