HAITI Rural Livelihood Profiles April 2015 MAP of LIVELIHOOD ZONES in HAITI
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HAITI Rural Livelihood Profiles April 2015 MAP OF LIVELIHOOD ZONES IN HAITI HT01 – Dry Coastal Maize and Charcoal HT02 – North Tubers and Horticulture HT03 – Central Plateau Maize and Tubers HT04 – Rice Plains of the Artibonite HT05 – Western Banana Plains of Arcahaie HT06 – West Gardening and Beans HT07 – South Beans, Bananas, and Petty Trade HT08 – Southwestern Coast Maize, Manioc, and Bush Products HT09 – Urban National Boundary Capital Department Cities FEWS NET is a USAID-funded activity. The content of this report does FEWS NET Haiti not necessarily reflect the view of the United States Agency for [email protected] International Development (USAID), the United States Government, or www.fews.net the European Union. HAITI Livelihood Profiles April 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ...................................................................................................................................................................... vi Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terminology .............................................................................................................................. vii Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Background on the use of HEA in Haiti .................................................................................................................................... 1 The Household Economy Analysis analytical framework ........................................................................................................ 2 Methodology used in this study .............................................................................................................................................. 3 National Overview of Rural Livelihoods in Haiti .......................................................................................................................... 5 Breakdown of Major Sources of Food and Income ..................................................................................................................... 7 Dry Coastal Maize and Charcoal (Zone HT01), ............................................................................................................................ 9 Zone description ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Market access .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Drivers of wealth .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Sources of food ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Sources of income.................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Expenditures .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Calendar of major sources of food and income for poor households ................................................................................... 13 Main hazards, coping strategies, and key parameters .......................................................................................................... 14 North Tubers and Horticulture (Zone HT02) .............................................................................................................................. 15 Zone description .................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Market access ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Drivers of wealth .................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Sources of food ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Sources of income.................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Expenditures .......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Calendar of major sources of food and income for poor households ................................................................................... 19 Main hazards, coping strategies, and key parameters .......................................................................................................... 19 Central Plateau Maize and Tubers (Zone HT03) ........................................................................................................................ 21 Zone description .................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Market access ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Drivers of wealth .................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Sources of food ...................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Sources of income.................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Expenditures .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Calendar of major sources of food and income for poor households ................................................................................... 26 Main hazards, coping strategies, and key parameters .......................................................................................................... 26 Rice Plains of the Artibonite (Zone HT04) .................................................................................................................................. 28 Zone description .................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Market access ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Drivers of wealth .................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Sources of food ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Sources of income.................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Expenditures .......................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Calendar of major sources of food and income for poor households ................................................................................... 32 Main hazards, coping strategies, and key parameters .......................................................................................................... 33 Western Banana Plains of Arcahaie (Zone HT05) ...................................................................................................................... 34 Zone description ...................................................................................................................................................................