This goal prompted the Agricultural Departmental Directorate of the West (DDAO in French) to boost banana production in Cité Soleil. To achieve this goal, the Ministry of Agriculture, through the DDAO, cleared channels and repaired irrigation pumps. "We repaired a six-inch pump that was damaged by the earthquake of January 12, 2010. This is a pump that could run for 8 to 12 hours per day to irrigate 50 hectares per month," said agronomist Arnoux Severin, DDAO Director, during a visit to Cité Soleil on Thursday September 18th.
According to Seve