Stand in Solidarity with Haitian Farmers
OPODHA’s campaign, We Plant Today So We Can Feed Ourselves Tomorrow, has reached a crossroads. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) finally agreed, under pressure, to meet with OPODHA and its partners to discuss their Smallholder Farmer Platform, but the bank is refusing to make changes to its project.
At stake is $44.2 million to increase local food production and reduce hunger. More than 85 Haitian organizations are pushing for investments in irrigation, seed banks, and access to credit. The IDB wants to spend the funding on a one-time voucher scheme that has failed in the past and is prone to corruption.
The coming weeks are critical. The project design is expected to be completed by the end of July, with the IDB Board making a final funding decision in mid-September.
