Our Work
2010 - 2011
With the planting season fast approaching, we have already put pen to pad, as Farm Haiti's
efforts will focus on 3 crops this year. The choice was to a great extent in response to the
recent earthquake, we determined it best to concentrate on crops that could easily be
converted to cereals and meals that would have long shelf life without refrigeration and could
be easily transported where ever needed on the island. To this end we welcome both your
financial support and/or volunteerism.
2008 - 2009
In June of 2008, we traveled into the Bread Basket of Haiti. Our observation of Haiti’s
agriculture status, determined the need to promote and help increase that sector. Beyond the
need to do the latter, are the updates and improvements necessary to the outdated farming
methods used. These are barely sustainable, moreover, they cannot compete on the world
stage of agricultural production any more hen they can effectively feed the country itself.
The need to introduce and encourage investment in farm machinery is a focal point of our
project. As a result, we were fortunate enough to partner with World Concern Haiti Tractor
program, allowing us to introduce small 2 and 4 wheel diesel tractors to the Central Plateu.
The advantage to the equipment, as oppose to conventional farm machinery, is that the
equipment does not require highly skilled technicians to be maintained, and because the
average Haitian farmer is not familiar with machinery operation, they can easily be trained on
the use and routine maintenance of the equipment.
As we plan and begin implementing the blue print for our projects, there is enthusiasm all
around, one woman came and witnessed the work we were doing, declared: “if your
grandfather was still alive, we would not be in misery.”
Our biggest yet most welcomed surprise was upon venturing outside of PAP. There in the
Central Plateau the countryside is still lush and very arable, but it was apparent that
deforestation had take its toll on the land. For this, we are planting over 500 mangoes trees,
and 300 coconut tress that will help build the farm land soil, the plan is to plant over 3,000
mango trees.
We searched and easily found plenty of water holes that could be used to harness and
irrigate the land during the dry season.
Last April, we planted our first harvest. What we sowed was donated to the local schools as
well as the convent school in Jacmel with the rest stored in a silo to create nurseries for future
harvest.
