Ongoing project

Agriculture, Fisheries Productivity and Rural Market Access Infrastructure Support Program - – Farmer Field Schools (PAPAIR CEP project)

Haiti

Climate solutions and biodiversityFood systems

Date

March 2025 – March 2027

Financial contribution

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP)

Consortium partners

SOCODEVI, UPA DI

Implementation partners

Departmental Directorates and Communal Agricultural Offices in the project intervention areas

Under this component of the PAPAIR program, technology packages are promoted through Farmer Field Schools, which focus on agricultural production, and Farmer Business Schools, which focus on entrepreneurship. Together, they strengthen farm management practices and improve producers' integration into local and international markets.

Financial incentives enable farmers to purchase goods and services from accredited suppliers to adopt technical packages that increase incomes while protecting soil and water resources. These technologies include annual crops (rice, maize, beans, sweet potatoes, yams, ginger and vegetables), agroforestry systems (Creole gardens, coffee, cocoa and beekeeping), and agricultural equipment (irrigation pumps, water tanks, animal traction equipment and mills).

Objectives

Overall objective

Finance investments in climate-resilient public infrastructure, including fish landing sites and fish markets, while providing technical assistance to local governments and fishers' associations to ensure the sustainable operation and maintenance of fisheries infrastructure.

Context

Food insecurity in Haiti

The Haitian population faces very high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. Rising fuel and staple food prices, the volatility of the Haitian gourde, sociopolitical unrest, deteriorating security conditions (including increased gang violence and roadblocks), and declining agricultural production due to irregular rainfall have significantly reduced access to food for the poorest households.

According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), an estimated 4.4 million people (44% of the population) were experiencing crisis-level or worse food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or higher) in September 2021. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), this figure rose to 4.5 million people in March 2022 as access to staple foods declined while household incomes remained low and food prices continued to increase.