Project profile — Pro Huerta Trilateral Cooperation Project

• Haiti (100.00%)

• Public sector policy and administrative management:
Public sector policy and administrative management (15110) (15.00%)
Democratic participation and civil society (15150) (5.00%)
• Agricultural inputs:
Agricultural inputs (31150) (25.00%)
Food crop production (31161) (25.00%)
Agricultural education/training (31181) (30.00%)

• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)

The objective of the Pro Huerta initiative is to increase food security for poor and vulnerable populations in Haiti. It provides Haitian families with assistance and training from professional technicians, as well as tools and seeds. The project also supported the rehabilitation of the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture's infrastructure following the January 2010 earthquake. The project is implemented by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture in collaboration with the Government of Argentina.

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Results achieved as of March 2013 include: more than 13,800 families are able to obtain fresh food directly from their vegetable garden plots. A coordinator, 15 technicians, and 1,481 promoters (of which 24% are women) were trained and now provide services, including access to up to 21 varieties of garden seeds. There are now 12,019 family vegetable gardens, exceeding the target of 10,200; 205 community and school vegetable gardens, exceeding the target of 180; 2,223 family poultry production units, exceeding the target of 1,900; and 34 community poultry production units, whereas none were planned. The project also supported the construction of a new administrative building for the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture in the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake. These results have contributed to increasing people’s access to local foods, diversifying the availability of food products, and meeting basic food needs.

• Proactive disclosure
• Related activities: Pro Huerta Trilateral Cooperation Project - Monitoring