AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAgribusiness & Nutrition: Meds and Food for Kids (MFK) briefed Haiti’s North Agricultural Sector Roundtable on producing therapeutic peanut-based foods to fight malnutrition, reporting about 234 tons made for vulnerable groups and highlighting gaps in peanut supply, quality compliance, and declining cultivation—while MFK backs producer capacity building for nearly 1,900 farmers since 2019. Energy & Industry Policy: Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé announced the elimination of taxes on batteries and solar panels, framed around World Environment Day and “green jobs” to support Haiti’s shift toward cleaner energy. Construction & Compliance: In Ouanaminthe, authorities inspected a halted gas station project and found it failed legal and administrative requirements tied to environmental and public-safety risks. Digital Transformation: Haiti’s education ministry moved to digitize schooling by creating a National Commission for the Digital Transformation of the Education System, aimed at planning and coordinating the sector’s modernization. Innovation Pipeline: DevExpo 2026’s AI-for-social-impact finale awarded five startups a total of 5 million gourdes to scale solutions in education, health, entrepreneurship, and access to services. Governance Watch: Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index again placed Haiti at the bottom of the Caribbean table, reinforcing investor and policy concerns around public-sector trust.
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