June 18, 2010

Haiti Emergency Relief Fund supports local food production in Port au Prince

Mange Lakay Selavi – Haitian Food for Haitian Lives

The January 12 earthquake brought the already urgent need for investment and prioritizing of local food production in Haiti into intense focus. The Haiti Emergency Relief Fund (HERF) is now funding an exciting project developed by The Aristide Foundation for Democracy in cooperation with Men Ansanm (Hands Together), and an association of 150 farmers in La Plaine, in the Port-au-Prince area.

This region was once a productive agricultural area, but has been rapidly urbanizing. Since the quake, even larger numbers of people have moved there. This project meets a critical need – not only to produce food that can directly supply local markets and support families growing food, but also to increase the amount of productive land.

Using the Mandalla agricultural structure (formed by nine concentric circles in which cultivation areas are set up around a circular reservoir), farmers are creating an integrated agricultural system on the grounds of the UniFA (University of the Aristide Foundation). In addition to feeding their own families, farmers will be selling fish and agricultural projects in local markets.

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