a1812: collective land use (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Kevin Blythe <kblythe@ufl.edu>

Charles Arthur describes the following collective land use scheme:

"In the north of the country the National Peasant Movement of the Papaye
Congress (MPNKP) pressurized the government into giving 6,000 carreaux to a
peasant group which used the land in the following way: 1 carreau was
allocated to each peasant for their individual use; 1,000 carreaux were set
aside for reforestation; and 2,000 were allocated for collective use,
including collective animal husbandry and manioc cultivation. Some of the
land will also be used for a school, a clinic, a sports field, collective
mills for grinding manioc, and a sugar-cane refinery."

Arthur, Charles.  1996.  Confronting Haiti's Environmental Crisis:  A Tale
of Two Visions. In Helen Collinson (ed.), Green Guerillas:  Environmental
Conflicts and Initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean:  A Reader.
Latin American Bureau, London.

Can anyone tell me more about this particular project, i.e., where it is,
whether it has been successful, more specifics on the land tenure
arrangements, and whether there are any articles written about it. Thanks
for your help.

Kevin Blythe
kblythe@ufl.edu