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Salt Production in the NW Artibonite An integrated plan for Agriculture, Health and Reverse Migration er Lynn Munger, JD ector Article 29 Organization
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Salt Production in the NW Artibonite
An integrated plan for Agriculture, Health and Reverse Migration
Amber Lynn Munger, JDDirector Article 29 Organization
Development of Plan
Dr. John Cox, Engineer, Cox & Speller – UK
Amber Munger, Article 29 Organization– Haiti, USA
Commissioned by Joe Mahoney, Irish Salt Mining– EU, USA
Presentation
Commune Anse Rouge IDP IDD Two domains of
intervention Salt production in CAR Obstacles to Universal
Salt Iodization Plan : A tale of two
companies Benefits of the Plan Obstacles and Needs
Commune Anse Rouge
In general – Health, potable water, education, irrigation, agriculture
3 agricultural environments– Plain - irrigated/nonirrigated– Mountain - rainfed agriculture– Coastal region - desert environment - salt, fish
Salt is major form of income for the coastal region
IDP’s in CAR
Population (2009): 36,129 (Haitian Institute of Statistical Info)
Post EQ Survey (February 9th, 2010)– 177 households– 39.1% gain in population
14% (25) of households - no change79% (140) households - 56.8% increase6.7 % (12 households) - 28.8% decrease
“epidemi grangou”
Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD)
Effects of IDD– #1 cause of developmental disability in the world– Short stature– Loss of IQ points– Spontaneous abortions– goiter
59% of Haitians are iodine deficient The role of salt in combating IDD
Two Domains of IDD: Health and Agriculture
Consumption end : health– UNICEF, U Notre Dame, WFP, Ministry of
HealthProduction end : agriculture
– WFP, AOPS, ACF, MI, AMURT, Ministry of Agriculture (DDA)
Salt Production in CAR
Obstacles to Universal Salt Iodization“[Biggest obstacle to USI in Haiti is the
lack of a local source of quality salt]”– Iodine Network
Transferring to the new technology– Producers don’t understand new
technology?– Producers don’t want the new
technology?Economic interest
New Factory in Magazin
Two separate “companies”
Salt for export– Produce 250-300,000
MT per year– 10 - 15 year contract for
sale of 200-250,000 MT – Washed salt for sale to
iodization company– Cooperative Haitian
ownership or land lease from US developer
Salt for iodization– 40-50,000 MT salt for
iodization/yr– Demand for entire
population of Haiti– Cooperatively owned
local investment– **Need to resolve
iodization location with MSPP
Primary Benefits
Localized, national salt production, providing consistent and reliable economic benefits from long term export contracts to salt basin owners and workers in Haiti’s NW Artibonite
High quality, washed salt, efficiently produced, and available to be iodized for local consumption
On site iodization facility to complement the effort of the PAP facility
Construction of a port in Commune Anse Rouge, opening up access to this extraordinarily isolated region
Secondary Benefits
Improved working conditions for salt workers Increased long and short term employment Expanded potential for agriculture Improved access to potable water Improved infrastructure, including electrification Protection of the surrounding areas from
flash-flooding/inundation Protection of mangrove forests Potential for comprehensive watershed management due
to rising water table and need to protect new factory Fisheries potential for salt basins that will not be
incorporated into the new factory
How is salt related to the past and pending emergencies?IDPsShort and long term jobs starting as
early as FebruaryFood and Economic Security in terms
of disaster preparedness
Potential problems with plan
Anse Rouge? Risk of exploitation from business
investment Business v. development plan Missed opportunities regarding secondary
benefits, especially agriculture and watershed protection
Missed opportunity regarding iodized salt
