Work Plan – Feed the Future Haiti Chanje Lavi Plantè

The project will build on results achieved by Feed the Future West/WINNER to introduce cutting-edge approaches, work with a broader scope of stakeholders, and address challenges such as good land security and credit. The project will strengthen the capacity of local organizations, enabling them to directly benefit from USAID grants and become sustainable catalysts of rural development in the future. The project will consolidate achievements among 60,000 farmers already assisted by the previous project and reach out to another 30,000 farmers to transform the way they grow, process, and market their crops. Strong and mutually beneficial relationships will be established between agribusinesses, farmer organizations, and governmental institutions to stimulate private investments and foster appealing business opportunities. The project will focus on five essential conditions to generate large-scale impacts: ongoing transfer of modern technology to farmers, provision of proximity technical support, collaboration with the Government; improvement of irrigation water availability and management; strict enforcement of laws and regulations in rural areas; improvement of access to affordable credit and quality inputs; and stimulation of private investments in the agricultural sector. The project's approach is centered on strengthening farmer organizations, which will be the project's main partners, to operate as environmentally friendly enterprises. The project will respect five basic principles: speed and focus, impact, support for good governance, sustainability, and productive partnerships. The project's general strategy involves launching a comprehensive baseline study and conducting specific studies for each IR to acquire necessary information for a sound Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (MEP) and successful implementation of the project. The project has undertaken activities that fall under the categorical exclusion environmental threshold category and fast-track activities approved by the Mission before completion of the PEA. The project has worked closely with the CRDDs of Bas-Boën, Kenscoff, and Montrouis to assess the needs and capacity of the Communal Agriculture Files (BACs). The project has proposed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to the Ministry of Agriculture to provide material and technical support to the BACs. The project's support to the BACs will include training for effective operation and maintenance of provided materials and equipment, with long-term sustainability depending on the Ministry of Agriculture's commitment and budgetary allocations. The project has identified master farmers trained under Feed the Future West/WINNER and selected master farmers for dissemination of information on nutrition. The project has also identified farmers for future activities and will work closely with the CRDDs to assess the needs and capacity of the BACs. The project's purpose is to implement broad-scale investments in agriculture to make selected plains more competitive. The project will promote agricultural intensification, sound natural resource management, and a modern post-harvest and marketing system. The project's approach is centered on strengthening farmer organizations, which will be the project's main partners, to operate as environmentally friendly enterprises. The project will respect five basic principles: speed and focus, impact, support for good governance, sustainability, and productive partnerships. The project's general strategy involves launching a comprehensive baseline study and conducting specific studies for each IR to acquire necessary information for a sound Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (MEP) and successful implementation of the project. The project has undertaken activities that fall under the categorical exclusion environmental threshold category and fast-track activities approved by the Mission before completion of the PEA. The project has worked closely with the CRDDs of Bas-Boën, Kenscoff, and Montrouis to assess the needs and capacity of the Communal Agriculture Files (BACs). The project's purpose is to promote agricultural intensification, sound natural resource management, and a modern post-harvest and marketing system. The project will respect five basic principles: speed and focus, impact, support for good governance, sustainability, and productive partnerships. The project has worked closely with the CRDDs of Bas-Boën, Kenscoff, and Montrouis