Today was a long day for us here in Fond Tortue. We had the
chance to meet all the coffee growers from other villages in Haiti. The coffee
growers held a meeting at the local church to discuss a business meeting about
coffee. We had the chance to sit with the coffee growers during meeting and we
observed some of their concerns with the business. At the meeting, Joann the
coordinator from Just Haiti educated the growers on how to care for the coffee nursery
plants as well as how to prevent the coffee trees from dying. We learned from the coffee growers about the
importance of coffee and the movements of coffee. There are three major threats
to coffee in Haiti: leaf rust, solit and deforestation. Joann, who is also an
agronomist, gave a moving speech to the growers about how they should care for
their coffee as they care for their children because coffee is opportunity, it
is school and health and advancement. We
also took a walk around the neighborhood with Francois the president of the growers
association KDB and Joann to look at the coffee plants.
Overall, based on the meeting and observation we learned
from one of the coffee growers that Coffee is a sign of hospitality in Haiti. I
believe this statement is actually true because as visitors here in Haiti we
enjoy fresh coffee every morning for breakfast.
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