Most small-scale farmers in haiti's L'artibonite department lack the resources to produce sufficient food or earn enough income to support their families

This Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation's IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) provides $217,780 to the Association DES Cadres Et Agriculteurs Pour LE Developpement D'Une Agriculture Innovee Et Integree Dans L'Artibonite (ACADAI) from May 26, 2023 to November 26, 2025. The grant supports ACADAI's efforts to strengthen food security and sustainable livelihoods for small-scale farmers in Haiti's L'Artibonite Department. Specifically, ACADAI works to expand economic opportunities in sustainable agriculture and microenterprise development by protecting the environment, increasing farmers' access to seeds and livestock, and strengthening small businesses through microcredit. This grant aims to promote the IAF's strategic initiative of sustainable agriculture and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and micro-enterprise development. Our grantee association DES cadres ET agriculteurs pour LE développement D'une agriculture innovée ET intégrée dans L'artibonite (ACADAI) is improving economic resilience and food security by protecting the environment, increasing farmers' access to seeds and livestock and by strengthening small businesses through access to credit. This grant advances the IAF's strategic initiative to promote sustainable agriculture by strengthening food security efforts and supporting viable livelihoods.