[CORBETTLIST] Cohen (comment) RE: Fairchild (comment) Cohen (reply) Fairchild (reply) Adair (response) leiderman: wooden-spoon department: can haitians feed themselves? Fertility rates. Etc.

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  • Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:38:17 -0700

From: Marc Cohen marc.cohen@xxxxxxxxx  <mailto:marc.cohen@xxxxxxxxx>

Bob, I won't quibble with your arithmetic, which looks correct to me. I
think the Library of Congress study that you cite, at 16 years old, may be
a bit outdated. But we know that Haiti's grain yields are well below world
averages (your main point). We also know that these could be boosted
substantially using sustainable approaches to agriculture. You don't
mention the lack of irrigation and poor maintenance of existing irrigation
works, but that is also a factor limiting productivity.

I would, however, caution against reducing "Haitians feeding themselves"
to calorie availability, as you do. That ignores vitamin and mineral
deficiencies. According to
USAID<https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1864/USAID-Haiti_NCP.pdf>
half the country's children and nearly half the women of reproductive age
are anemic, most likely due to diets that are poor in iron, and only 30
percent of pregnant women are meeting the recommended intake for iron.

Marc

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