# ODK Used to Monitor Agriculture in Haiti

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**Created:** [January 9, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-used-to-monitor-agriculture-in-haiti/1020 "2012-01-09T05:43:32Z")\
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Reporting for Haiti Regeneration Initiative (HRI), Kate Kennedy  
Freeman writes, "The Côte Sud Initiative (CSI) has launched a new  
program as part of its agricultural support sector. The Earth  
Institute (EI) at Columbia University is working with the Organization  
for the Rehabilitation of the Environment (ORE), an NGO with a strong  
presence in the Côte Sud region, to pilot a new cell phone based  
survey tool to monitor agricultural practices, crop productivity, and  
farmer yields of crops."

In October 2011, staff from EI and United Nations Environment  
Programme (UNEP) trained a group of agronomists and staff members from  
CSI on ODK. HRI reports that during "the week of the ORE ict4Ag  
training, the South Department experienced severe flooding as a result  
of heavy rains in the region. Anticipating widespread damage to  
personal property and infrastructure, UNEP asked ORE to undertake a  
rapid agricultural assessment to gauge the agriculture losses caused  
by the flooding. ORE agronomists were able to use their new phones and  
take advantage of their new ODK knowledge to undertake a rapid  
agricultural assessment."

Congratulations to the ORE team on their quick transition from  
training to field usage! Find out more about their work at  
[http://haitiregeneration.org](http://haitiregeneration.org).