Les racines et tubercules en Haiti

Tremblay, A.;Pierre-jean, L. 1986. Les racines et tubercules en Haiti . In: Regional Workshop on Root Crops Production and Research in the Caribbean (1985, Guadeloupe). Root crops production and research in the Caribbean: Proceedings . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. p. 81-99.

The existing data on production and consumption of sweet potato, cassava, yam, potato, taro, and arum crops are presented to provide basic elements with which the problems of these crops in Haiti can be analyzed. Ecosystems in which they are grown, farm characteristics, required labor, cropping systems, and production costs, vol., and constraints are indicated. The processing and marketing of the products, the domestic demand for fresh and processed products, and their constraints are also discussed. It should be noted that these crops are consumed only locally. Government policies are analyzed and the institutions, personnel, training, and budget involved in research are described. Finally, some recommendations on an approach toward research are made. (CIAT)

Se presentan los datos existentes sobre la produccion y el consumo de batata, yuca, name, papa, malangay y mazombelle para tener elementos basicos que permitan analizar la problematica de estos cultivos en Haiti. Se indican los ecosistemas en los cuales se cultivan, las caracteristicas de las fincas, la mano de obra requerida, los sistemas de cultivo, y los costos, vol. y limitaciones de la produccion. Se discuten el procesamiento y mercadeo de los productos, la demanda domestica por productos frescos y procesados y sus limitaciones; es de anotar que estos cultivos son solamente consumidos a nivel local. Se analizan las politicas gubernamentales y se indican las instituciones, personal, capacitacion y presupuesto involucrados en la investigacion. Finalmente se dan algunas recomendaciones sobre el enfoque que se debe tomar en relacion con la investigacion. (CIAT)