| Titre |
Factors Influencing Sustainable Cocoa Production in Northern Haiti |
| Titre traduit |
Facteurs d'influence de la production de cacao durable dans la région Nord d'Haïti |
| Lien hypertexte |
Site de digitalcommons.lsu.edu |
| Auteur |
WEGBERT, Chery |
| Date |
2015 |
| Pagination ou Durée d'écoute |
100 p. |
| Notes |
Université d’Etat d’Haïti ; Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (USA), Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness - LSU Master's Theses |
| Résumé |
Abstract : “Given the environmental concerns on the one hand, especially soil erosion and deforestation, and the hope that the global cocoa market offers on the other hand, cocoa production is a potential candidate to simultaneously guarantee a competitive return to investment for farmers in northern Haiti and mitigate the negative environmental impact of farming practices. It becomes crucial for policy makers and investors to know and understand the key elements of the decision to produce cocoa. Though there has been substantial effort to improve the cocoa sector in Haiti, cocoa production systems in Haiti lag behind in the area of sustainability. To address the lack of information on key criteria farmers rely upon to produce cocoa sustainably, this study identifies factors influencing the sustainable cocoa production adoption decision. The act of adopting sustainable cocoa production in this study is defined by the rehabilitation of old cocoa farms and the establishment of new cocoa plantings that fit into agroforestry management systems. This study also is a first attempt at describing the current state of sustainable cocoa production in Haiti…”
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CDTM de Paris
Centre de ressources sur le commerce équitable
