Haiti Coffee Supply Chain Risk Assessment
Coffee is an ecologically and economically significant crop for Haiti. It is not only the main source of income for more than 100,000 farmers, but the coffee ecosystem also sustains a large part of the remaining tree cover (currently at less than 1...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/160871468224410892/Haiti-coffee-supply-chain-risk-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27600 |
| Summary: | Coffee is an ecologically and
economically significant crop for Haiti. It is not only the
main source of income for more than 100,000 farmers, but the
coffee ecosystem also sustains a large part of the remaining
tree cover (currently at less than 1.5 percent of land) of
the country. This report does not aim to detail the
structural constraints impacting upon the Haitian coffee
sub-sector. Instead, it describes the risks affecting the
existing supply chain in terms of their potential impact and
prioritizes the risks and areas requiring attention for risk
management, investment, and capacity building. The Haitian
coffee industry is constrained by significant systemic
problems which have contributed to its decline over the
years. Some of these major constraints include: (1) the
structure of the coffee creole garden which contributes to
low on-farm coffee productivity; (2) a land tenure system
which inhibits long term investment; (3) poor transportation
and logistics infrastructure; (4) limited access to credit
and high interest rates; (5) aging coffee trees and farmers;
(6) waning government interest and support for the coffee
sub-sector; (7) lack of industry level coordination; and (8)
a lack of international and domestic promotion of the
Haitian coffee industry. |
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