CARIBVISTA | IAGRO SAT CARIBBEAN
AGRICULTURE FEASIBILITY STUDY // HAITI
From Artibonite rice paddies to highland coffee.
Feeding 11.7 million from their own soil.
A feasibility study for activating 1,439,480 hectares of idle grassland across 10 departments. MARNDR partnership, WFP/FAO coordination, hillside terracing, Artibonite Valley rehabilitation. The most food-insecure nation in the hemisphere can grow its own food.
Pilot CAPEX (1,000 ha)
$9.4M
Including 20% contingency
10-Year IRR
12.5%
Artibonite + highland pilot
Revenue at Scale (5K ha)
$52.8M
Year 5 with export crops
Jobs Created
20,000
4 workers/ha, 5,000 ha
MARNDR DATAWFP HAITIFAO HUNGER DATAWORLD BANKIPC ANALYSIS
SECTION 1
Setup Costs
Haiti requires different investment priorities: terracing and soil restoration are the largest costs, not equipment. 20% contingency reflects higher operational complexity.
Terracing & Soil Restoration
$15M full
Artibonite Irrigation Rehab
$8M full
Equipment
$7M full
Seedlings & Inputs
$5M full
Infrastructure
$9M full
Contingency (20%)
$9M full
1,000 HA PILOT (ARTIBONITE + HIGHLANDS)
$9.36M
$9,360 per hectare all-in
5,000 HA FULL SCALE
$52.8M
$10,560 per hectare (terracing-intensive)
Critical difference from other islands: Haiti's topsoil erosion from deforestation means terracing and soil restoration is the #1 cost item. This is an investment in the land itself — once terraced, hillside farms are permanent.
SECTION 2
Crop Strategy: 75% Food Security, 25% Export
Haiti's priority is feeding its people. 75% of activated land produces staple foods for domestic consumption and WFP distribution. 25% grows export crops (coffee, cocoa, Francique mango) to fund the programme's sustainability.
75% Food security — rice, beans, sorghum, cassava, plantains
25% Export — coffee, cocoa, Francique mango, vetiver
FOOD SECURITY CROPS (75% OF ACREAGE)
Rice (Artibonite)
3-5 t/ha
$1,200-2,000/ha
2/yr
Sorghum
1.5-3 t/ha
$600-1,200/ha
1/yr
Maize
2-4 t/ha
$500-1,000/ha
1-2/yr
Cassava
8-15 t/ha
$1,600-3,000/ha
1/yr
Sweet Potato
8-14 t/ha
$2,400-4,200/ha
1.5/yr
Black Beans
1-2 t/ha
$1,500-3,000/ha
2/yr
Pigeon Peas (Pois Congo)
1-2.5 t/ha
$1,000-2,500/ha
1/yr
Plantains
10-20 t/ha
$2,000-4,000/ha
Year-round
EXPORT / HIGH-VALUE CROPS (25% OF ACREAGE)
Coffee (Blue Mountain type)
$4,000-9,000
0.8-1.5 t/ha — Altitude 700-1,500m, specialty grade
Cocoa
$2,000-5,000
0.4-1.0 t/ha — Growing organic certification demand
Francique Mango (GI)
$4,000-7,500
8-15 t/ha — Geographic Indication protected, premium US market
Vetiver Essential Oil
$2,500-5,000
25-50 kg oil/ha — Haiti = 50% of world supply
Castor Oil
$1,500-3,000
1-2 t/ha — Growing industrial demand
HILLSIDE TERRACING PROGRAMME
Restoring Haiti's highlands through contour farming
Haiti's severe deforestation has caused catastrophic topsoil loss on hillsides. The solution is contour terracing with permanent crop cover — coffee trees, cocoa, mango orchards, and vetiver grass (which also has export value). Once terraced, hillside farms become permanent assets that prevent erosion, capture rainfall, and produce high-value crops. MARNDR has existing terracing programmes that can be scaled with satellite guidance from IAGRO SAT to identify the most cost-effective sites.
THE TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE
Satellite Intelligence for Haiti's Most Vulnerable
Erosion Risk Mapping
Identify the most degraded hillsides and prioritize terracing investment based on slope, soil, and NDVI.
Hurricane Rapid Response
Within 48 hours of any storm, quantify crop damage per department. Critical for WFP/FAO allocation.
Artibonite Rice Monitoring
Track rice paddy health across the Artibonite Valley. Detect irrigation failures and pest outbreaks early.
Deforestation Detection
Monthly pixel-level forest change detection. Alert MARNDR to illegal charcoal operations.
Food Security Dashboard
Department-level crop health indicators for WFP and FAO early warning systems. Derived from satellite census data, updated every 5 days.
Hispaniola Cross-Border
Unified monitoring of DR and Haiti for coordinated food security and trade planning.
CARIBVISTA | IAGRO SAT CARIBBEAN // FEBRUARY 2026
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