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Timberland Helps Cotton Production Return to Haiti

Source
TriplePundit

Publication Date
2017-09-05

Cotton production had largely disappeared from Haiti over the past three decades, but in recent years, a coalition of companies and non-profits has striven to bring the industry back to the impoverished nation. Last month, Timberland and the NGO Smallholders Farmers Alliance (SFA) announced they have reintroduced cotton as not only a way to help revitalize the economy, but to also claw back against ongoing deforestation that has contributed to the country’s stubborn poverty.

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http://www.triplepundit.com/2017/09/timberland-helps-cotton-production-return-haiti/