Socioeconomic aspects of agroforestry in rural Haiti

Using these data, this report describes the study areas in terms of both their ecological/agricultural settings and the diverse economic components by which the populace makes a living from available natural resources. The role played by the sub-grantees who stand between the Pan American Development Foundation (the grantee) and the planter is then discussed. Traditional agroforestry systems from Fond-des-Blancs - two silvopastoral (woodlands and groves) and one agrisilvopastoral (jaden and lakou) - are described, as are survey data on the socioeconomic status of AOP participants and non-participants. Tree planting decisions by AOP participants are discussed from the perspectives of the role played by land and tree tenure and the kind and quality of land planted and not planted. Recommendations for future AOP policy, research, and extension are made. Fourteen tables and two pages of references are appended.