la Montagne

Here is a map to help you locate the region of Carrot harvesting - Bellevue la Montagne in Haiti.

Situated Nord-Ouest of Haiti, Bellevue La Montagne has a geographical coordinates of 19° 47' 40" North, 73° 11' 15" West. Its original name is La Montagne. It is located outside of the region of Petion-Ville. The region is representative of the entire island as the island of is one with some of the highest mountains in the world

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Here is a picture of daily life in Bellevue La Montagne. You are looking at 1st-6th grade children walk 2 by 2 up to Bellevue Mountain.

Bellevue La Montagne is situated in Ouest region of Haiti. Its geographical coordinates are 18° 28' 0" North, 72° 17' 0" West.

This picture was taken by Megan who at the age of 24, quit her job, sold everything and started a non profit Respire Haiti in Gressier

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Haitians living in Bellevue La Montagne are also able to cultivate dozens of other food crops such as Red, black, and other kinds of beans, Banana and plantain trees. Mangoes which is another tree crop, provide them with some exports capability. Other food crops include fruits such as avocados, pineapples, watermelons,almonds, coconut, okra, peanuts, tomatoes, breadfruit with others such as black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, garlic, and horseradish.

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This is a picture of a typical agricultural plantation in Bellevue la Montagne.

Food crops fare much better than cash crops in Bellevue la Montagne. Real per capita food production has declined, however, the region consumes much of the food locally produced.

Peasants in Bellevue la Montagne cultivate a variety of cereals for food and animal feeds such as corn, sorghum, and rice.

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The role of agriculture in the economy of Bellevue la Montagne has declined severely since the 1980s.

Some of the factors that have caused the decline include continuing fragmentation of landholdings, migration out of the area, insecure land tenure, low productivity and plant diseases

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Here is a view of Bellevue la Montagne - Mountain. The area is comprised mainly of hills. The local population skillfully learn how to use these mountains to produce fruits and vegetables. Because of the type of soil found in the region, Bellevue la Montagne has been able to produce many types of food

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The region of Bellevue la Montagne is a very agricultural rich region.

Agriculture continued to be the mainstay of the economy of the region Bellevue la Montagne. More than 66 percent of the labor force relies on agriculture for their survival

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