For those who haven’t read it already, we would like to call our visitors’ attention to a lovely op-ed written by Laurent Dubois and Deborah Jensen that was published by the New York Times in January. Titled “Haiti Can Be Rich Again,” the op-ed is a high level historical overview of Haiti’s “counter-plantation” system and discusses the value of small farms and agricultural self-reliance.

The op-ed may be found at the following url: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/opinion/haiti-can-be-rich-again.html

If the article leaves you wanting more, we highly recommend Haiti: The Aftershocks of History by Laurent Dubois for additional study.