Haitian Rice Production: How Lower Import Taxes Devastated Haitian Rice Farmers

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Between 1960 and 1990, rice became one of the food staples for the Haitian people. Because Haitian rice farmers lacked modern technology, they were unable to grow enough rice to keep up with the demand. This podcast discusses the rice trade relationship between Haiti and the U.S. and how that adversely affected Haiti’s agrarian economy.

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  1. Haitian Rice Production: How Lower Import Taxes Devastated Haitian Rice Farmers

    08/06/2020

    Haitian Rice Production: How Lower Import Taxes Devastated Haitian Rice Farmers

    Between  1960 and 1990, rice became one of the food staples for the Haitian people. Because Haitian rice farmers lacked modern technology, they were unable to grow enough rice to keep up with the demand.  This podcast discusses the rice trade relationship between Haiti and the U.S. and how that adversely affected Haiti’s agrarian economy.

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Between 1960 and 1990, rice became one of the food staples for the Haitian people. Because Haitian rice farmers lacked modern technology, they were unable to grow enough rice to keep up with the demand. This podcast discusses the rice trade relationship between Haiti and the U.S. and how that adversely affected Haiti’s agrarian economy.

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