As the Haiti Hope project enters its final year, Andrew Lala should take steps to ensure the continuation of the progress that has already been achieved. Three potential options have been proposed for the distribution of resources for the final year (HH, p. 10). The first option is to cover the PBG coordination costs for exporters (HH, p. 10). The second option is to have all PBG's combine under on federation (HH, p.10). However, this would mean that the PBG has to pay for "training, farmer registration, and logistics management on their own (HH, p.10). The third option is a "combination of these investments' (HH, p.10). The original goal of Haiti Hope was to help Haitian mango farmers operate in a more efficient and sustainable manner (HH, p.2). The recommendation below outlines the allocation of resources that can lead to long-term growth in Haiti's mango industry. The production budget for the final year is $150,000 (HH, p.16). The two options for investment are orchards and tree grafting (HH, p.16). Both have a return on investment of approximately 300%. $100,000 should be invested into tree grafting, and $50,000 should be invested into orchards. Haiti Hope shifted its focus from establishing orchards to forming and selling through PBGs (p.8). This means that most farmers do not have orchards, but rather have many mango trees. Investing in tree grafting will have a larger impact on more farmers than investing in orchards. However, both are vital to the mango industry and that's why the investment is split up this way. In addition to the production budget, there's also a commercialization budget of $100,000 (HH, p.16). $35,000 will be used to hire a Food Safety consultant (HH, D.16). This investment bring access to the US market and will reap rewards for both the farmers and the exporters. Some of the resources will be used to cover half of the cost of certifications for exporters. There are 9 main exporters of mangos in Haiti (HH, p.4). Each certification costs $5000, and therefore, the maximum cost of this investment will be $22,500. All remaining funds will be used to pay for "farmer plot registration" and "organic + fair trade training" (HH, p.16). When farmers are certified, the PBG's gross margin increases by 10 HTG (HH, p. 15). Most PBG's were designed to give back as much money to their farmers as possible (HH, p.8). As a result of the increased gross margin, more money will be going back to the farmers. The additional income the farmers received can be used to cover the cost of training and plot registration in future years Exporters will cover the costs of PBG coordination. Exporters earn an addition $1 per box when the farmers are registered trained, and have PBO coordination (HH, p. 16). There will be significant additional mango exports because mostfarmers sold between 10-100 dozen on the export market" (HH, p.16). Each PBG has 60 farmers and PBG coordination covers about 100 PBG's per exporter (HH, pp. 7, 16). Based on the lowest estimate of 10 dozen boxes per farmer, each exporter will bring in a revenue increase of $80,000 (120 boxes 60 farmers per PBG - 100 PBG'S/9 exporters). The additional revenue the exporters have can be used to cover certification and PBG coordination in the following years. This is the best way to maintain profitability for all stakeholders in the Haitian mango industry. As the Haiti Hope project enters its final year, Andrew Lala should take steps to ensure the continuation of the progress that has already been achieved. Three potential options have been proposed for the distribution of resources for the final year (HH, p. 10). The first option is to cover the PBG coordination costs for exporters (HH, p. 10). The second option is to have all PBG's combine under on federation (HH, p.10). However, this would mean that the PBG has to pay for "training, farmer registration, and logistics management on their own (HH, p.10). The third option is a "combination of these investments' (HH, p.10). The original goal of Haiti Hope was to help Haitian mango farmers operate in a more efficient and sustainable manner (HH, p.2). The recommendation below outlines the allocation of resources that can lead to long-term growth in Haiti's mango industry. The production budget for the final year is $150,000 (HH, p.16). The two options for investment are orchards and tree grafting (HH, p.16). Both have a return on investment of approximately 300%. $100,000 should be invested into tree grafting, and $50,000 should be invested into orchards. Haiti Hope shifted its focus from establishing orchards to forming and selling through PBGs (p.8). This means that most farmers do not have orchards, but rather have many mango trees. Investing in tree grafting will have a larger impact on more farmers than investing in orchards. However, both are vital to the mango industry and that's why the investment is split up this way. In addition to the production budget, there's also a commercialization budget of $100,000 (HH, p.16). $35,000 will be used to hire a Food Safety consultant (HH, D.16). This investment bring access to the US market and will reap rewards for both the farmers and the exporters. Some of the resources will be used to cover half of the cost of certifications for exporters. There are 9 main exporters of mangos in Haiti (HH, p.4). Each certification costs $5000, and therefore, the maximum cost of this investment will be $22,500. All remaining funds will be used to pay for "farmer plot registration" and "organic + fair trade training" (HH, p.16). When farmers are certified, the PBG's gross margin increases by 10 HTG (HH, p. 15). Most PBG's were designed to give back as much money to their farmers as possible (HH, p.8). As a result of the increased gross margin, more money will be going back to the farmers. The additional income the farmers received can be used to cover the cost of training and plot registration in future years Exporters will cover the costs of PBG coordination. Exporters earn an addition $1 per box when the farmers are registered trained, and have PBO coordination (HH, p. 16). There will be significant additional mango exports because mostfarmers sold between 10-100 dozen on the export market" (HH, p.16). Each PBG has 60 farmers and PBG coordination covers about 100 PBG's per exporter (HH, pp. 7, 16). Based on the lowest estimate of 10 dozen boxes per farmer, each exporter will bring in a revenue increase of $80,000 (120 boxes 60 farmers per PBG - 100 PBG'S/9 exporters). The additional revenue the exporters have can be used to cover certification and PBG coordination in the following years. This is the best way to maintain profitability for all stakeholders in the Haitian mango industry
