Right to Livelihoods in Haiti

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Institut François d'Assise
Béraud, Les Cayes, Department du Sud
Souer Marise Denise 32890347,3474 8763
They have been producing for half a century.
A Canadian set it up
But they may be operating at a loss, doesn’t
matter…. See below.
They have 280 Breun at the moment’
They usually produce 9-10,000 eggs per
month
They sell 1 dozen for 60 Htg and 30 eggs for
175 Htg
= 6 gd per egg
The Catholic nuns' operation
= US$0.13
Biggest problem is to get the Layers
They gave Haiti Broiler their order and
their money and they never got their
hens…. She has some coming from the US.
When asked if they make a profit she
shrugs. It’s important to work with the
community. But she does seem very
concerned about Cavaillon and says they
crashed the local prices.
But then Agronomist Abraham starts to
discuss how it’s good for the Haitian
economy, before long she’s interested…
Inside the nuns' operation
At some point they are talking about the quality of the egg once it’s boiled. If the bird lacks calcium then
the shell can stick. Agro Ab is saying that some people say that’s a problem with eggs from DR
They buy the feed from PaP
When they get to 3-4 lbs they sell the meat chickens, suggesting that is indeed the weight they reach—in
contrast to the guy at the intrant boutik