Purpose. This report reviews the Hillside Agriculture Program (HAP) and other natural
resource management (NRM) activities in Haiti and proposes guiding elements of project
design for a new agricultural and environmental activity. The primary objective of this
new activity is to stabilize cropped hillsides in key critical areas via reforestation and soil
and water conservation, especially on vulnerable sites that pose significant danger to
human health and safety.
Findings from the field. A team of natural resource specialists visited numerous field
sites and hillside farms in the Southeast, Artibonite, and the North, and drew the
following conclusions from field observation and discussion.