Preventing Cocoa from Suffering the Same Destiny as Haitian Coffee

As privileged witnesses to the decline of Haitian coffee, with exports falling below half a million dollars in 2023, operators interviewed by Le Nouvelliste sound the alarm for cocoa. The fluctuating cocoa exports, more on the decline than on the rise between 2016 and 2023, tell the story of a promising sector that requires real management, investments, and public policies—not treatment as a subsistence crop.

Roberson Alphonse
Par Roberson Alphonse
31 Jan 2024 | Lecture : 5 min.

While cocoa exports reached $4.48 million in 2023, compared to $3.23 million in 2022, the sector remains far below the 2016 exports of $9.65 million or the 2020 exports of $10.84 million, according to Le Nouvelliste, which consulted the export table compiled by the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) in early January 2024.

The fluctuating exports in the cocoa sector are explained by conjunctural and structural problems. "The country experienced severe drought in 2023 from January to March, significantly affecting the productio

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