INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO AGRICULTURE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRY: HAITI

Food safety and food security are two of the core issues in developing countries such as Haiti located in tropical area where climate could be favorable to toxigenic fungal (TF) growth and mycotoxins (Mox) accumulation such as aflatoxins (AFs).Maize, one of the three most produced cereals in the world, is a staple crop in many developing countries including Haiti where it provided largely to the total daily calories intake. Even if Haiti is the second maize consumers of Caribbean region, National yield is around 0.96 t/ha and local maize grain is often mentioned highly contaminated with aflatoxin (AF). A breeding program aiming to increase grain yield (GY) and reduce AF contamination at harvest in rainfed condition was performed in South Haiti.