The Institute is working with the Haitian government to improve agriculture and rural life in this island nation, in the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake.
Washington, U.S.A., March 18, 2010, (IICA). The Brazilian and the U.S. Missions to the OAS announced that their governments, as a sign of their commitment to Haiti, have each donated $250,000.00 to support Haiti ‘s spring planting season, which begins this March and accounts for 60 percent of Haiti ‘s food production.
The donation will be used to fund a soil preparation project to help in Haiti ‘s most immediate and critical planting season, during the next 8 weeks.
The operation, jointly funded by Brazil and the U.S., will be managed by Haiti’s Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, with the technical assistance of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA).
The project will cover 6,000 hectares in the areas of Plaine du Cul de Sac, Plaine Arcahaie , Region Goavienne, Bas Plateau Central and Plaine Gonaïves, and will benefit approximately 12,000 rural families.
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