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27325: Durban (idea): High-end Agriculture for Export Market (fwd)
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Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:04:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Lance Durban <lpdurban@yahoo.com>
To: Robert Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>
Subject: Durban (idea): High-end Agriculture for Export Market
Lance Durban <lpdurban@yahoo.com> writes:
OK, Corbetters, we need a dynamic agriculturally-oriented entrepreneur
for this idea, which was sent to me recently by an NGO friend who
transitioned out of Haiti awhile ago. He writes:
"I have been been thinking that an interesting transition
for (someone)... might be to establish a Haitian export
company of high end ingredients for herbal and vitamin
products (some of the larger vitamin/natural products
wholesalers and retailers for the US market are based
in Florida for this growth industry that plays well to an
aging boomer population). Neil Van Dine, an American in
Central Plateau who runs a terrific NGO called Haiti
Outreach, is quite open to shepherding the business concept
and providing a legal and operational framework for agri-
cultural production in the Central Plateau (lots of ineffi-
ciently used land and lots of surface fresh water)."
Gosh, if only I were 30 years younger and knew something about
farming. But hey, perhaps one of you Corbett readers would like to
dedicate some time to this one. (Be forewarned, however: If you make
it past year 3 in Haiti, you'll never leave!)
Regards,
L. Durban