Group for Development and
Autonomy of Communities
Mombin Crochu
Primary Crops in Mombin Crochu include black peas, small mill coffee, beans, upland rice and rice's lagoon, chickpeas, cane sugar, yam, sweet potato, cassava, sorghum, bananas and varieties of fruit. Livestock are a form of savings account, something that can be turned into money or food as needed.
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Mombin Crochu is in the North-East district of Haiti, governed by Fort Liberte. The district covers 74 square miles of territory. The nearest large town, Hinche, is 42 Kilometers (26 miles) away. Cap-Haitian is 148 Kilometers (92 miles). Port-au-Prince is 151 Kilometers (94 miles) away. There are about 35,000 people in Mombin Crochu.
It is a mountainous region, with few paved roads and areas that cannot be accessed by cars. It is highly denuded as most of the trees have been cut down for charcoal, leading to increasingly poor farming, which is the main source of income.
Market Day in Mombin
Average income in Mombin Crochu is $350 per year.
The secondary source of income is trade, mostly practiced by the women. “Luxury” items (toothpaste, combs, utensils) come from the larger towns and food items (beans, mangoes, avocado) make their way from the small towns to be exchanged – carried on the heads of these women or on donkeys or, if lucky, motorcycles. Donkeys and burros are vital for moving larger amounts of materials, water and food than one person could do alone. They often must work every day.
