PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

Feed the Future Haïti Programme d’Appui à la Rentabilisation de l’Elevage (PARE)

Increasing the resilience of households and communities in Haiti by improving the livestock sector.
2023 – 2028

The Feed the Future Haïti Programme d’Appui à la Rentabilisation de l’Elevage (PARE) is advancing livestock market systems in Haiti to improve the resilience of its households and communities while promoting food security. The program works with cattle, poultry, goat, sheep, egg, and dairy producers, helping them diversify incomes in two Resilience Focus Zones (RFZs): in the southern region (South Department) and in parts of the northern region including North, Northeast, and Plateau Central Departments. Through its efforts, PARE is improving productivity of the livestock sector in the RFZ; increasing the accessibility of inputs and services in the livestock market system; and improving marketing and private sector engagement in the sector. The program is implemented as a consortium led by Land O’Lakes Venture37, a leader in agricultural development; Heifer International, a recognized implementer of livestock programs; and Papyrus, a woman-owned Haitian firm and proven local partner enabling transformation and market system learning.

PROJECT FOCUS AREAS

1. Increasing productivity in the livestock sector

PARE is improving equitable adoption of productivity-enhancing, climate smart livestock technologies and management practices, as well as the resilience capacities of livestock households and communities to recurrent shocks.

2. Increasing accessibility of inputs and services

The activity is improving producer access to animal stock and services; animal nutrition inputs; animal health products and services; and finance and market information.

3. Improving marketing and private sector engagement

PARE is increasing strategic expansion of the private sector in the livestock market system as well as to improve sale of safe, hygienic livestock products by local enterprises.

COUNTRY CONTEXT

Haiti

Nearly 77 percent of Haitian rural households raise livestock, yet Haitian farmers struggle to supply the country’s growing livestock markets. Supply chain disruptions — caused by poor infrastructure and security issues — make it difficult to access inputs such as veterinary medicines and vaccines. To tackle these challenges, PARE is fostering livestock market resilience through better commercial linkages between market actors and livestock producers, thereby boosting productivity and sales.

A Critical Sector for Resilience

"In Haiti, the livestock sector is of significant importance for most of the rural households as a means of savings and safety net." - Jennifer Link, USAID/Haiti