Improve the Food Security of Rural Households in Haiti

Start & End Date: 2022-2027

Country/Countries: Haiti

Multilateral Institution(s) Involved: Inter-American Development Bank, Global Agriculture & Food Security Program

Haiti has one of the highest levels of food insecurity in the world. 4.5 million Haitians - nearly half the population - do not have enough to eat and 1.3 million are highly food insecure.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved $60 million of non-reimbursable financing to improve the food security of rural households, including farmers, fishers, seafood merchants, and rural workers of Haiti, by promoting rural productivity and connectivity to rural markets. The program will support farmers' adoption of agricultural technologies through technical assistance, improving food availability through increased production, and food access through higher agricultural revenues. The program will also support around 65 fisher and merchant associations to adopt sustainable practices that will improve fishers' food security through improved productivity while ensuring the sustainability of marine resources. These associations will also be able to acquire boats, engines, fish conservation, and processing equipment through a matching grant mechanism. Finally, through its rural infrastructure component, the project aims to improve road accessibility and decrease transportation costs, production losses and increase access to markets through the rehabilitation of rural roads. It will also invest in climate-resilient public infrastructure, including fish landing infrastructure and fish markets, and technical assistance to local government and fishers' associations to ensure sustainable operations and the proper maintenance of fishing facilities.