Diagnosis of fruit-growing in the Commune of Arcahaie

A diagnosis of fruit growing was carried out in the commune of Arcahaie in order to highlight its general situation. The study method was based on exploratory surveys of all localities in the commune, followed by in-depth surveys of producers and traders. After having surveyed a total of 837 fruit growers in all communal sections and localities, a total of 72 were selected, including 24 large, 24 medium and 24 small growers spread over 3 fruit-growing zones: irrigated plain, semi-arid mountain and cool, wet mountain. This work shows that there are around twenty (22) fruit species in the zone. The population of the most important species is estimated at 55716 trees, including 19692 mango trees, 8769 citrus trees, 8657 coconut trees, 6485 real trees, 3439 anonaceous trees, 2103 quenêpiers and 331 guava trees. More than 78% of the total population is concentrated on the plain.