Can We Sell EcoSan Compost in Haiti? A Market Analysis Report
Published on by Claire Remington, Program Advisor, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) in Business
With the support of Oxfam Great Britain, SOIL conducted a market assessment of compost and fertilizer sales in Haiti with a specific focus on indentifying possible markets for the sale of compost generated by EcoSan projects. Throughout the course of this study, the following market conditions were evaluated in detail:
- the prices, availability and quality of the different options for fertilizer and compost currently available in Haiti,
- the agricultural practices of small-scale farmers,
- the results from preliminary marketing and outreach efforts to potential bulk buyers in the government and NGO sectors,
- social responses to the idea of using EcoSan-generated compost,
- a cost analysis of EcoSan in order to estimate the minimum sales price necessary to fully subsidize sanitation activities with compost sales.
Suggestions for expanding the market for EcoSan-generated compost in Haiti including subsidies and advocacy are then suggested.
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Taxonomy
- Agriculture
- Fertilizers
- Value
- Value Chain Analysis
- Value Chain Development
- Market Research