Coffee Production in Haiti: Wikipedia Stub

 Wikipedia has become a major search engine for almost anything a person could need. It includes music, food, nutrition, sports and biographies. Before this class I had heard that Wikipedia was not the most reliable when it came to research information. However, I did not know that just anyone could create or include information on the posts. I also was able to learn that if the sources are not reliable Wikipedia will make it known to those looking on the page. I do think Wikipedia, though a public research site, is reliable since it is reviewed by reliable people.

For ALES 204 we were asked to contribute to an article that was relevant to our field of study. I chose the production of coffee in Haiti because it is definitely an agriculture economic issue. A new friend I met in our ALES 204 lab, Ashlea, wrote on sucrose intolerance which is relevant because she is in nutrition.

The production of coffee has played a major role in the Haitian economy since the 17th century when it was first introduced by France. Haiti's Caribbean climate is ideal in growing coffee plants and the nation quickly became one of the worlds largest producers of coffee. Due to politics as well as a constant change in environment the coffee industry has suffered. This has lead to a fall in the economy, which has not been recovered thus far. 

Coffee Production in Haiti