Project Name：Rice Production Enhancement Project in North/North-East, Haiti

Project status：Projects in Operation

Cooperating Country：Caribbean, Haiti

Project Description：

The project is to continue the achievements of the "National Rice Seed Production Enhancement Project in North/North-East, Haiti", with the intention to stabilize national rice production of Haiti and to improve food security as a priority. Project implementation will include: 1. Introduce the regional seed banks and mentor to produce commercial seeds; 2. Strengthen the operation ability of farmers' organizations to support the community seed bank to produce commercial seeds and provide regional agricultural services; 3. Build capacity of seed inspection technicians and establish the grading standards to improve regional seed quality; 4. Guide the operation of the multi-service center, seed purchasing and storage, and training technicians in the operation and maintenance of agricultural equipment to improve the ability of regional seed post-harvest process; 5. Assist in the training of farmers' knowledge and ability in the rice production area.

Implementation Start Date：2023-01-01

Implementation End Date：2023-12-31

Project Objectives：

1. Establish a community seed bank system to produce seeds of Xaragua variety with an annual yield goal of 300 tons of quality rice seed and 900 tons of grain.
2. Guide 20 farmers’ organizations to establish multi-service center to support regional seed bank and offer agricultural services to the region.
3. Establish 1 seed laboratory in the north; guide the community seed banks to analyze and control seed quality and training of 6 inspection technicians and 2 laboratory technicians.
4. Improve the planting technology, material technical support and seed production process of farmers. Training 240 farmers and organizing 2 field cultivation observation sessions.
5. Build and register the field geographic information map and cultivation information for a total of 160 hectares to facilitate the accessibility of real-time land data and promote the diversified application of smart agricultural information.

Executing Agency：

Technical Mission of The Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Republic of Haiti / Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development of Haiti/ Agriculture Bureau of North/North-East provinces

Current Progress：

To the end of December 2023, the following activities have been completed:

1. Achieved an annual rice seed production of 372.36 metric tons, comprising 0.25 metric tons of breeder seed, 6.4 metric tons of foundation seed, and 365.71 metric tons of quality seed; additionally, achieved an annual rice production of 957.72 metric tons. Reached production targets for rice and each rice seed type in 2023.

2. Trained rice seed laboratory professionals, including 6 field inspectors and 2 laboratory inspectors.

3. Organized 13 rice cultivation technique training sessions for a total of 339 participants.

4. Organized 2 rice field observation sessions for a total of 90 participants.

5. Coached 20 farmer associations on agricultural material procurement, material lending, post-harvest rice seed processing, and rice milling.

6. Registered cultivation information for 160 hectares in the agricultural production system.

Project Contact：HO CHIA LING

Phone：+886-2-28886038

E-mail：c.li.ho@icdf.org.tw

Projected Benefits：

Stabilize the rice seed production chain in the northern region of Haiti. At the end of the project, achieve an annual yield of quality seed of 300 tons and 900 tons of rice grain.