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 1.5 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2010-03
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESSIBLE FINANCE, ADVERSE SHOCKS, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, ALTERNATIVE CROPS, BANK LOANS, BANKRUPTCY, BANKS, BEANS, BERRIES, BORROWING, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITA CONSUMPTION, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CASH CROPS, CASH PAYMENTS, CENTRAL BANK, CHERRIES, COCOA, COFFEE, COFFEE BEANS, COFFEE BUYERS, COFFEE CRISIS, COFFEE CROP, COFFEE EXPORTS, COFFEE FARMERS, COFFEE GROWERS, COFFEE GROWING, COFFEE GROWING AREAS, COFFEE INDUSTRY, COFFEE PLANTATIONS, COFFEE PLANTS, COFFEE PRICES, COFFEE PROCESSING, COFFEE PRODUCERS, COFFEE PRODUCTION, COFFEE SECTOR, COFFEE TRADE, COFFEE TREE, COFFEE TREES, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMERCIAL CROPS, COMMERCIAL FARMER, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMMODITY, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSUMERS, CONSUMPTION DECLINE, COOPERATIVES, CREDIT FACILITIES, CREDIT UNION, CREDIT UNIONS, CROP, CROP DIVERSIFICATION, CROPPING, CULTIVATION, CURRENCY, CURRENCY APPRECIATION, CURRENCY RISK, DAMAGES, DEBT, DECISION MAKING, DEFORESTATION, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DIVIDENDS, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, DOMESTIC CREDIT, DOMESTIC CURRENCY, DOMESTIC DEMAND, DOMESTIC MARKET, DOMESTIC MARKETS, DONOR INVESTMENT, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATE APPRECIATION, EXPORT VOLUMES, EXPORTER, EXPORTERS, EXPOSURE, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, FAIR TRADE, FAIR TRADE COFFEE, FAO, FARM, FARMER, FARMER INCOMES, FARMER ORGANIZATIONS, FARMERS, FARMING, FINANCE COSTS, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, FOOD SECURITY, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS, GARDENS, GDP, GREEN BEANS, HARVESTING, HIGH INTEREST RATES, INSURANCE, INTEREST RATE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL BANKS, LACK OF ACCESS, LAND REGISTRATION, LAND RIGHTS, LENDERS, LIMITED ACCESS, LOCAL CURRENCY, LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, MAIZE, MARGINAL FARMERS, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET RISKS, MFI, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MIXED CROPPING, NATURAL RESOURCES, OUTSTANDING LOAN, PERICARP, PEST MANAGEMENT, PLANTATIONS, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, POLITICAL STABILITY, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRINCIPAL EXPORTS, PRODUCE, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFIT MARGINS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, QUALITY COFFEE, REAL INTEREST RATES, REMUNERATION, REPAYMENT, REPLANTING, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK TRANSFER, SAVINGS, SEED, SHADE COVER, SHADE TREE, SHADE TREES, SMALL FARMER, SMALL FARMERS, SMALL GROWERS, SOIL EROSION, SOIL FERTILITY, SOURCE OF INCOME, SPECIALTY COFFEE, SUGAR, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAINS, SURPLUS, TILLING, TREE CROPS, UNCERTAINTY, URBAN AREAS, VALUE ADDED, WORKING CAPITAL, YAMS, YIELD LOSS, YIELDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/160871468224410892/Haiti-coffee-supply-chain-risk-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27600
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