PRODUCTIVE LAND USE SYSTEMS PROJECT Haiti USAID/Haiti Economic Growth Office :OUTH-EAST CONSORTIUM FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY May 2001 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PLUS PROJECT: Final Report of the South-East Consortium for International Development (SECID) and Auburn University Dennis A. Shannon, J.D. (Zach) Lea, Lionel Isaac and Sarah Belfort tis work was performed under USAID/Haiti Contract No. 521-02 l 7-C-00-5031-00. The views expressed herein ! those of the contractor consultants and not necessarily those of SECID or the U. S. Agency for International :velopment. -.: CJD/Auburn University PLUS Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................................... vi PLUS Project Principle Staff Roster ................................................................................................. vii Executive Sununary ................................................................................................... ,....................... x I. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 SECID's Role ....................................................................................................................... 1 Preliminary Activities ............................................................................................................ 2 II. Success and Impact of Technical Assistance to PLUS ......................................................... 3 Preliminary Reviews ................... .-:; ......................................................................................... 3 Farmer.Needs Assessment Surveys ........................................................................... 3 PDAI & ADS II Project Technologies ...................................................................... 4 A. Crop Production, Protection and Management ......................................................... 5 On-farm Agronomic Research .................................................................................. 5 Crop Variety Selection .................................................................................. 6 Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) ............................................................... 6 Cowpea ( Vigna itngtticulata) ............................................................. 7 Peanut (Arachis hypogea) ..................................................................7 Maize (Zea mays) ............................................................................... 8 Sweet Potato (lpomea batata) ........................................................... 8 Cassava (Manihot esculenta) ............................................................. 8 Pest and Disease Control and Production Studies ........................................ 9 Yam Tuber Rot Control ...................................................................... 9 Yam Production Surveys in Grande Anse .......................................... 9 Soil Conservation Case Studies and Trials ................................................... 10 Consultancies ............................................................................................................. 11 Crop Variety Inventory ................................................................................. 11 Pest Management ........................................................................................... 12 Banana and Plantain Diseases ....................................................................... 12 Cacao Yield Improvement ............................................................................. 13 Coffee ............................................................................................................ 14 B. Agro forestry and Soil Conservation.......................................................................... 14 Agro forestry Adaptive Research Program ................................................................ 15 Soils at Research Sites ................................................................................... 15 Choice among soil conservation practices .................................................... 16 Adoption and Management of Soil Conservation Practices ......................... 19 Choice of Hedgerow Species ........................................................................ 21 SECID/Auburn University PLUS Final Report ii Hedgerow Establishment ................................................................... 21 Biomass Production ........................................................................... 22 Assessing Hedgerow Species as Source of Nitrogen ........................ 22 Effect of Hedgerow Species on Soil C and N ................................... 23 Best Choices for Hedgerow Species ................................................. 23 Hedgerow Pruning Management ................................................................... 25 Effects on Maize Grain and Hedgerow Biomass Yields ................... 26 Effects on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen ................................................ 28 Effects on Nitrogen Recovery by Maize ........................................... 28 Summary of Hedgerow Management Research ................................ 28 Consultancies in Support of Soil and Water Conservation .......................... 28 Water Harvesting in Small Scale Irrigation ...................................... 28 Irrigation Systems and Watershed Management .............................. 29 C. Tree Germplasm Improvement ................................................................................. 30 Genotype assessment (by species) ............................................................................ 31 Cedrela odorata ............................................................................................. 31 Cordia alliodora ............................................................................................ 32 Enterolobium cycloca,-pi,m ................................................................ 34 Senna siamea ................................................................................................. 34 Casuarina spp ................................................................................................ 35 Pini,s spp ........................................................................................................ 35 Gliricidia sepium ............................................................................................ 36 N eem (Azadirchta indica) .............................................................................. 37 Mahogany (Swietenia) ................................................................................... 38 Haitian Oak ( Catalpa longissima) ................................................................. 39 Reference book on Haitian Trees .............................................................................. 40 Impact of Tree Planting ............................................................................................. 40 Conclusion .............................. : .................................................................................. 41 D. Information Clearinghouse ........................................................................................ 43 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 43 Accomplishments ...................................................................................................... 43 E. Market research and marketing support .................................................................... 44 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 44 Background ................................................................................................................ 45 SECID Marketing Program.s ...................................................................................... 4 7 Program Overview ......................................................................................... 47 Program Activities and Results for Manioc (Manihot esculenta) ................ .48 Program Activities and Results for Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) ................ 50 Program Activities and Results for Handicrafts ........................................... 51 Program Activities and Results for Dried Immature Sour Orange (Citrus aurantium) ........................................................ 52 SECID/Auburn University PLUS Final Report iii Program Activities and Results for Mango (Manglfera indica) ................... 52 Program Activities and Results for Breadfruit (Artocarpus incisa) ............. 55 Program Activities and Results for Kenep (Melicocca bijuga) .................... 56 Program Activities and Results for Igname (Dioscorea spp.) ...................... 56 Program Activities and Results for Malanga (Xanthosoma spp.) ................. 58 Program Activities and Results for Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) ........... 59 Program Activities and Results for Cacao (Theobroma cacao) .................... 60 Program Activities and Results for Cacao Yield Improvement Program .... 61 Program Activities and Results for Greenhouse Drying Facilities ............... 63 Program Activities and Results for Quality Control Training .....................