Project Name：Rice Production Enhancement Project in South, 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 South, Haiti", with the intention to assist the food production, continue to produce seeds in South and stabilize the national rice production to ensure food security. Project implementation will include: 1. Promote the community seed bank system, guide regional seed banks to produce commercial seeds, to achieve the sufficiency of quality rice seeds for community farmers.; 2. Introduce the concept of agricultural enterprises, strengthen the operation function of farmers' organizations, support community seed banks to produce rice 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 training to improve farmers' knowledge.

Implementation Start Date：2023-01-01

Implementation End Date：2023-12-31

Project Objectives：

1. Guide in the production of 50 hectares of quality seed to establish a high-quality rice seed production system and achieve an average annual yield of 300 tons.
2. Guide in the production of 150 hectares of rice grain to establish a high-quality rice production system and achieve an average annual yield of 900 tons.
3. Improve the planting technology, material technical support and seed production process of farmers. Training 240 farmers and organizing 2 field cultivation observation sessions.
4. Guide the operation of 10 multi-service centers (rice milling centers): With rice as a guarantee for loans, farmers can obtain materials and land preparation services through material loans.
5. Guide the organization and operation of the irrigation management committee, and regularly maintain dredging irrigation and drainage facilities of 5,000 meters. 6. Build and register the field geographic information map and cultivation information for a total of 425 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 South provinces

Current Progress：

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

1.Achieved an annual rice seed production of 356.31 metric tons, comprising 0.18 metric tons of breeder seed, 8.23 metric tons of foundation seed, and 347.9 metric tons of quality seed; additionally, achieved annual rice grain production of 1,158.5 metric tons.

2.Guided 20 farmer associations, including on agricultural material procurement, material lending, rice milling quality inspection, and white rice sales.

3.Conducted 4 rice cultivation technique training sessions with a total of 292 participants.

4.Organized 2 rice field observation and study events for a total of 302 participants.

5.Conducted 4 agricultural machinery operation and maintenance training sessions for a total of 60 participants.

6.Performed maintenance for irrigation facilities and dredged irrigation channels in 10 farmer organizations’ fields, covering 5,400 meters.

7.Coached 20 farmers’ association teams in agricultural operations.

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 South province. At the end of the project, achieve an annual yield of quality seed of 300 tons and 900 tons of rice grain.