Project Name：2025 Haiti Vegetable and Fruit Cultivation Development Project

Project status：Projects in Operation

Cooperating Country：Caribbean, Haiti

Project Description：

This project aims to help Haiti diversify and increase its supply of fruits and vegetables, enhance the cultivation techniques of local farmers, and introduce high-quality fruit and vegetable varieties from Taiwan. Implementation of the project involves: (1) setting up a vegetable and fruit cultivation demonstration field; (2) conducting counseling and training sessions for farmers.

Implementation Start Date：2025-01-01

Implementation End Date：2025-12-31

Project Objectives：

1. Establishment of one demonstration site for vegetable and fruit cultivation; 
2. Implementation of farmer outreach and training activities.

Executing Agency：

Taiwan Technical Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Republic of Haiti/ Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development of Haiti

Current Progress：

As of the end of October 2025, the following has been completed:

1. Establishment of a 0.5-hectare demonstration site for vegetable and fruit cultivation.
2. Planting of 70 Papaya Red Lady (new variety) seedlings in the vegetable and fruit cultivation demonstration site.
3. Sowing of 8,000 water spinach New Taoyuan No. 1 (new variety) seedlings at the demonstration site.
4. Sowing of 6,000 cucumber (local variety) seedlings at the demonstration site.
5. Cumulative harvest across all cultivated crops has reached a total of 6,246.2 kilograms.
6. Propagation and promotion of 4,800 healthy vegetable and fruit seedlings, and the introduction of three new varieties (Papaya Red Lady and Water Spinach New Taoyuan No. 1 and Bunching onion Fragrant).
7. Setup of 10 cubic meters of compost, along with the organization of one compost production workshop and four farmer training sessions, with a total of 150 participants trained.
8. Technical assistance for farmers for the cultivation of vegetables and fruits (such as corn, cucumber, mung bean, and other commonly grown crops in Haiti), covering a total area of 6.75 hectares.
9. Crop cultivation manual (Manual for identifying nutrient deficiency symptoms in plant growth, Technical management manual for water spinach cultivation, and Technical management manual for papaya cultivation), three copies in total.

Project Contact：TienYu Chiang

Phone：+886-2-28886046

E-mail：t.y.chiang@icdf.org.tw