The Artibonite Valley

L'Artibonite is the largest of Haiti’s ten departments of Haiti with Gonaives as its capital. It is the country’s main rice growing area and plays a key role in their economy and locals’ stomach… as you’ll notice not many Haitian meals come without some form of rice. The Artibonite Valley, is also notably the location of the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer.

Le Nouvelliste
Par Le Nouvelliste
31 mars 2016 | Lecture : 2 min.
In the not so distant past, the Artibonite Valley was a veritable Garden of Eden producing enough rice to satiate this country of rice enthusiasts and then some. Bright green abundance continued into the mid 1980's when international trade agreements and migration into cities ushered in an unfortunate decline in local food production. Apparently, not only does locally grown rice taste better, it also packs more nutrients than its homogenized cousins. Thus, nutritional programs favor national production and locals prefer Sheila, Shelda, TCS, an

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