Project to Strengthen agricultural opportunities through training and technological investment (PROFIT)

In December 2016, the ILO Haiti initiated the implementation of the FOPRODER project (“Addressing Education and Skills Gaps for Vulnerable Youths in Haiti: Promoting rural socio-economic development in South and Grande Anse Departments”), also financed by Norway. It has implemented a vocational training project in the agriculture and fishing sectors in southern Haiti. During this intervention, an initiative was launched in the mango sector, to support and structure an association of mango producers "Mangue Francisque" and articulate it on the national market and, (via an experienced exporter) on the international market. (through a Norwegian importer). In addition, 4 full-fledged value chain studies were commissioned (cocoa, bread fruit, cashew nut, and castor oil). As a result of those studies, it became clear that cocoa -and its unique Haitian and pure variety named “criollo”- and bread fruit (“arbre veritable”) -a gluten free food ingredient ideal for canteens- offered the best promising opportunities in terms of market potential, both national and international, large availability in the considered geographic areas and complementarities in terms harvesting and adaptation to sun exposure, the cocoa tree needing more shade to be more productive. Building on the experience of the FOPRODER project, the Norwegian donner expressed its interest in funding a three-year project to support the development of value chains in the same regions of South and Grand’Anse. This project proposes to develop particularly remunerative value chains such as cocoa, and the breadfruit tree (“arbre veritable”), crops of which many small farmers could benefit throughout the year through value addition along the productive chain. This proposal is based on the experience accumulated during the FOPRODER project on different agricultural sectors, and with different field structures. Also, the project will take into consideration tools, methodologies and, conventions, recommendation (Job Creation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Recommendation, 1998 (No. 189) Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (No. 193) Human Resources Development Recommendation, 2004 (No. 195) Employment Relationship Recommendation, 2006 (No. 198)), protocols and resolutions concerning the promotion of sustainable enterprises (seventeen pillars).

Project symbol

HTI/20/01/NOR

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

01/12/2020

End date

15/03/2025

Total allocation

4297393

Total expenditure

Status

Active

4292789

Development Partners

Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Haiti

Outcomes

Outcome 4: Sustainable enterprises for inclusive growth and decent work