The Travesty of Haiti Hope and Haiti’s ANEM Mango Cartel: Part II
An illustration of how dysfunction ANEM is but how it’s members relish aid and support from international donor community came after the 2010 Haiti earthquake when USAID, Coca Cola, and IDB funded the Haiti Hope project, investing $10 million in the mango sector for the period 2010 to 2015. The donors and ANEM claimed theRead More
Travesty of the Haiti vs. Dominican Mango Industry
While Haiti absorbed some US $120 million of investments in the mango sector and did not significantly increase mango exports, the Dominican Republic created a mango export industry. In 1989 they only had 1,250 hectares planted in orchards. By 2006 that figure had tripled to 4,400 hectares. As for exports, they went from 8,222 boxesRead More
Coca Cola Mango Travesty
In 2010, the Coca Cola company helped initiate a project called Haiti Hope: a USAID, IDB, and Coca Cola joint venture that aimed to increase mango production and export. It was different than all preceding Haiti mango projects in that it was founded on the “Hope” that there would be an immediate and dramatic increaseRead More
USAID Funded Chemonics Mango Travesty: WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
Based on market analyses, USAID/IDB/Coca Cola funded Haiti Hope project decided not to invest in processing enterprises. A good example of the problems that afflicted those processing enterprises that other projects invested in comes from Mirebalais, Haiti. With support from USAID/WINNER’s $127 million Feed the Future West project, the Mirebalais association ADAIM (Association pour leRead More
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