{"id":5942,"date":"2020-05-07T21:54:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T19:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/?page_id=5942"},"modified":"2023-03-24T17:16:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T16:16:13","slug":"haiti-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/en\/haiti-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Haiti &#8211; english"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-f4fe70e9\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-tablet uagb-columns__valign-center uagb-columns__gap-0 align uagb-columns__reverse-tablet uagb-columns__reverse-mobile uagb-block-da3c1a02 uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-none uagb-block-36cfc688\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-color uagb-block-8d02cc6a\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-0b2f5fb0 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h1 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Haiti: local farmers <br>are the principal agents in the sustainable evolution of  landscapes.<\/h1><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\"><br>Our project in Haiti is guided by two core concepts: &#8220;only the farmers of a country can durably modify its landscapes&#8221; (Pyebwa project, Haiti, 1980-90), and that local farmers the world over primarily plant and take care of trees that will nourish them or be useful to them in some way.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-brad-border-box\">\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.helloasso.com\/associations\/comite-francais-biomimicry-europa\/formulaires\/4\/widget-bouton\"  id=\"idIframe\" style=\"width:200px; height:70px; border:none;\" border=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-87103042\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h2>The <em>Chokogou<\/em> Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-20 align uagb-block-05d23dab uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-5314413d\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><strong>Starting in 2011, the Chokogou Project works primarily with groups of local farmers and small agroforestry farms to plant trees around the country. Our collaborations with Haitian families specifically aim to revive the practice of \u201clakou\u201d gardens, (small traditional food gardens established around homesteads).<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>The project focuses on planting&nbsp;<\/strong><em><strong>Brosimum alicastrum<\/strong><\/em><strong>, more commonly known as the Mayanut Tree (MNT), as its important ecological and socioeconomic contributions make it a particularly important agroforestry species to address key challenges in the Haitian context, notably degraded soils and community vulnerability.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to MNT\u2019s numerous ecological qualities (such as carbon sequestration, soil regeneration and drought resistance) and important agroforestry contributions (including providing fodder and increasing the lactation potential of livestock), the tree produces a nutritive and versatile nut for human consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, MNT nuts are not only highly nutritious, but also well adapted to Caribbean culinary traditions.&nbsp; Their taste, resembling&nbsp; coffee and chocolate, has leant the nuts their Creole name of \u201cchokogou\u201d.&nbsp; Furthermore, in comparison to mangos, avocados or other common fruits found in Haiti that can only be consumed fresh during their fruiting season, MNT nuts are easily transformed and conserved, for example by being dried, roasted, and ground into flour.&nbsp; MNT can therefore make a critical contribution to the food security of local communities year-round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-56c12b5b\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p>In collaboration with local actors and communities we have thus far planted over 300,000 food-producing trees (roughly 70% MNT and 30% other beneficial species) in gardens, hedges, and rural family fields.&nbsp; In addition, over 20,000 people have been made aware of the MNT\u2019s numerous benefits, including how to transform, cook with and incorporate the nuts into local recipes.&nbsp; As Mayanut trees can survive without much rain and for up to a thousand years, they will bring important ecological and social benefits to Haiti and Haitians for hundreds of years to come..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CarteItineraire-sansfleche_SD-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CarteItineraire-sansfleche_SD-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CarteItineraire-sansfleche_SD-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CarteItineraire-sansfleche_SD-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CarteItineraire-sansfleche_SD-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><em><br><em>Map showing the main localities where our partners on the ground are planting trees.<\/em><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2>Social &amp; Environmental Context<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-20 align uagb-block-87595fb6 uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-e663ed42\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p>Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republican, in the Grand Antilles.  It is the third largest country by area in the Caribbean region and the most populous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to being one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change, Haiti\u2019s geographic location places it at the intersection of tectonic plates and in a trajectory frequented by Hurricanes, making it particularly exposed to natural catastrophes, as evidenced by the devastating 2010 earthquake and Hurricane Matthew in 2016 from which Haiti is still recovering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From a socioeconomic standpoint, Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Northern Hemisphere.&nbsp; The state struggles to provide even the most basic services (including education, health, infrastructure) to its population of 11 million citizens, over 6 million of which live below the poverty line (meaning they survive on less than $2.40 per day, as declared by the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/haiti\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/haiti\" target=\"_blank\">World Bank<\/a>).&nbsp; The national currency, the gourde, continues to depreciate, fuelling double-digit inflation that broke the 17% mark in May 2019, according to the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics (IHSI). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-eedb7c86\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p>Haiti is also heavily affected by deforestation.&nbsp; Indeed, it is often cited as being amongst the most severely deforested countries in the world, with some studies estimating that only 2% of the island remains forested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The country\u2019s chronic environmental problems are directly linked to this extreme deforestation, including (but not limited to):&nbsp; erosion and degradation of soils, an increasingly dry climate, the disappearance of natural springs and rivers, chronic malnutrition of rural communities, and insufficient local agriculture production to meet even the population\u2019s most basic food needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key solution to address these challenges lies in the restoration of household food sovereignty by means of effective agroforestry.&nbsp; This includes supplementing homestead food gardens and small plots of crop cultivation with the planting of trees (in hedges, groves and fields) to best protect and diversify food production and local ecology for the long-term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-fa64e4e8\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h2>Partners in-the-field:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq uagb-faq__outer-wrap uagb-block-0a889b6f uagb-faq-icon-row uagb-faq-layout-accordion uagb-faq-expand-first-false uagb-faq-inactive-other-true uagb-faq__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap uagb-faq-equal-height\" data-faqtoggle=\"true\" role=\"tablist\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-afc37359\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\"><span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-question\">Jean Arnaud &amp; the EDGE Organisation<\/span><\/div><p class=\"uagb-faq-content\">EDGE is spearheaded by Jean Arnaud, a successful Haitian-American permaculturist whose dream is to restore his island\u2019s attractiveness and resiliency through organic agriculture, the development of short distribution chains, and setting up local and financially sustainable processing circuits.\u00a0 He particularly aims to appeal to young Haitians who believe they need to move elsewhere in order to succeed, by providing opportunities and inspiration for them to stay in Haiti.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>EDGE brings together several interlinked initiatives, mainly based in the northern region of Cap-Haitien, which together carry-out such activities as:\u00a0 creation of small community nurseries; development of a nursery network so as to motivate efficient and year-round operational, to promote friendly competition between nurseries and to facilitate knowledge and experience exchange; processing of tree products to create an outlet that is not necessarily based on seasonal agriculture; training of network agents; the development of microcredit initiatives.<br>\u00a0<br>EDGE is now well on the way to developing an efficient tree planting model with varied species such as MNT, moringa, breadfruit, citrus varieties, among others<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-89c4fcee\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\"><span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-question\">Nadine Dominique &amp; OPAPAM Farm<\/span><\/div><p class=\"uagb-faq-content\">The farm of Nadine Dominique, daughter of Jean Dominique, the historic founder of Haiti\u2019s largest free radio station, is located in Jacmel heights on the southern coast of the island.\u00a0 The farm aims to be a centre of permaculture best practice, to facilitate a diversity of trainings beneficial to the Chokogou Project, and to serve as a model nursery allowing the distribution of MNT throughout Haiti\u2019s southern region.<br>\u00a0<br>OPAPAM\u2019s capacity to host on-site interns, volunteers and researchers has accordingly allowed us to facilitate research trials on the effects of oxalogenous trees on Haitian soils, and to continue such studies and exchanges in the future.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-1255fa9e\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\"><span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-question\">Edex Paul &amp; CFEDEC<\/span><\/div><p class=\"uagb-faq-content\">The CFEDEC (Training Centre for Mutual Aid and Community Development), founded by Edex Paul, is at the centre of a network of four small-scale farmer groups in the central Haitian plateau: the group of the commune of La Victoire (Laviktwa in Creole), comprising 500 members; OPAB (Bahon), 500 members; MPR (Ranquitte), 4500 members, and OPBSR (Saint-Rapha\u00ebl) in the North East and comprising several thousand members.<br>\u00a0<br>The CFEDEC also liaises with the local NGO &#8220;Zanmi Agrikol&#8221;, which has a large agricultural training and research centre in Corporant, south of the central plateau. This centre and the organization that operates it hold great potential for implementing meaningful projects in the future.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-0ffae3fd\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\"><span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-question\">Hebert Pierre &amp; OPASCAR (former partner)<\/span><\/div><p class=\"uagb-faq-content\">From 2011 to 2018 we worked with OPASCAR, a farmers&#8217; group from the Source Chaude region (northwest Haiti), and Hebert PIERRE, its founder. We supported the setup of several nurseries and consecutive tree distribution and transplanting activities in this region severely affected by drought and lack of resources.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-0e6b7d90\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\"><span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-question\">Sadhana Forest Ha\u00efti (former partner)<\/span><\/div><p class=\"uagb-faq-content\">We collaborated closely with Sadhana Forest from 2011 to 2018 in Ansapit in south-east Haiti and helped finance a large-capacity nursery (the largest in our network), which included digging wells and providing training on MNT planting best practice to stakeholders in the region.<br><br>We continue to collaborate today by providing Sadhana Forest with MNT seeds and supporting their team of permanent volunteers to manage the distribution of saplings.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-bd5ccadc\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h2>Some images:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Pepiniere-La-Victoire-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5250\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Pepiniere-La-Victoire-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/le-programme\/pepiniere-la-victoire-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-5250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Pepiniere-La-Victoire-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Pepiniere-La-Victoire-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Pepiniere-La-Victoire-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Pepiniere-La-Victoire-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Pepiniere-La-Victoire-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><br><br><br><br>Actors from CFEDEC at La Victoire, with our partner Edex PAUL (in the centre in red).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/platcentral-route22-160317-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5156\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/platcentral-route22-160317.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/accueil\/platcentral-route22-160317\/\" class=\"wp-image-5156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/platcentral-route22-160317-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/platcentral-route22-160317-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/platcentral-route22-160317-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/platcentral-route22-160317-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/platcentral-route22-160317.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A river to ford during a visit to our partners.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"444\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0248.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5154\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0248.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/accueil\/dsc_0248\/\" class=\"wp-image-5154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0248.jpg 444w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0248-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The Sadhana Forest nursery with the first seeds produced by trees planted by us! <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"444\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0160.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5152\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0160.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/accueil\/dsc_0160\/\" class=\"wp-image-5152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0160.jpg 444w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0160-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><br><br><br><br>The first mayanuts \u201cMade in Haiti\u201d at Ansapit!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"444\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0169.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5153\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0169.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/accueil\/dsc_0169\/\" class=\"wp-image-5153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0169.jpg 444w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dsc_0169-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><br><br><br><br>Mayanuts are surrounded by a thin orange fruit flesh, which has a pleasant tangy citrus flavour.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nord-route07-160313-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5149\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nord-route07-160313.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/accueil\/nord-route07-160313\/\" class=\"wp-image-5149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nord-route07-160313-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nord-route07-160313-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nord-route07-160313-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nord-route07-160313-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biomimicry.eu\/forets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nord-route07-160313.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The Lagon landscape in Artibonite.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-d893101b\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h2>Some Thoughts&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-20 align uagb-block-344b667e uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-2b86d68f\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<h3>Hope in the Small-Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you list all the hurdles present in Haiti, many people wonder why we continue to intervene there. The simplest answer is that our small-scale programme is still a useful, albeit partial, seed of hope helping to offset the&nbsp; complex struggles affecting this beautiful country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, our small size allows us to transfer the majority of our project funds directly to our partners on-the-ground (for example we have no full-time employees or offices in France, so our overhead costs are low). As we work with the poorest and most isolated farmers in Haiti, even seemingly small contributions make a significant difference to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, our small-scale, human-centred and ecologically sustainable-minded model promotes meaningful agroforestry solutions that are broadly accessible to even the most rural family farms. This contrasts starkly with conventional modernised agriculture that may claim to help the poor, but which in fact looks past local realities, household needs, and long-term ecological resilience, and which instead prioritises large mechanised farms that rely on chemical inputs, GMO seeds and external finance loans, ultimately favouring production for export rather than local food security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-47f57f38\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<h3>Taking Root<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After nearly ten years in Haiti, we can say with confidence that our Chokogou Project has &#8220;taken root&#8221;, both figuratively and literally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To take root in this context means that our project has successfully reintroduced the Mayanut tree to the repertoire of food-bearing trees in Haiti available for human use and long-term food security, with the added advantage of offering important ecological benefits and strong resiliency potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the passing of time this potential becomes even more real as new trees produce their first fruits somewhere in a Haitian garden, on a hill or in a remote valley, and as these fruits and seeds are examined, passed from hand to hand, tasted, discussed between farmers, between neighbours, with children, and eventually fully reintegrated not only back into Haiti\u2019s landscapes, but also into its 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