Because the farmers perform the actual practices and

 apply the inputs, they experience the activities and know

 the reasons for their improved production. They also

 compare results with non-HAP farmers and even instruct

 them. Farmers have gained great confidence in themselves

 to improve their production and productivity.

5. Dramatic increases in production plus new price hikes

 have stimulated many more farmers to resuscitate old

 field and plant new ones, and the requests to HAP for

 assistance are myriad.

6. HAP is now being recognized as a significant agent in

 environmental control and development: It is now being

 classified as a USAID Environment Project.

7. The initial approach was to resuscitate existing tree

 stocks eg. cocoa and coffee, and then to plant new

 seedlings to bring field population to an optimum.

 Within a year cocoa production was greatly increased

 (doubled and tripled in some areas) even from field

 devastated by hurricane Gilbert. Within three years

 there was vast increases of many crops including coffee,

 avocado, mango, ackee and breadfruit. Great interest is

 now stimulated in these crops and others.