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Updates (June 2026)

The rabbit certification model (short training, clear content, question set, certificate) has been adopted as the template for the Konbit Data CCRA credential (June 2026).

4.3 RABBIT HUSBANDRY The Protein Node
Start Herd
20 does + 2 bucks
Y1 Production
600-800 rabbits
Y1 Revenue
$16,260

The rabbit program operates on a three-tier market model. The tiers are not separate programs -- they are the same animal at different stages of processing and different price points. Starting herd cost: $500-800. Break-even: achievable in Year 1 at local market prices alone.

TierProductPriceMarketY1 Revenue Share
1. Local commodityFresh dressed rabbit$4-8/lbCap-Haïtien, PAP70% volume
2. TapTap brandDiaspora jerky bags$10-12/bagNYC / Miami / Montreal25% volume
3. Label Lakou90-day herb-finished$30-60/lbMichelin-track chefs, D'Artagnan channel5% volume, 40% revenue

Label Lakou is Haiti's own rabbit standard, modeled on the French Label Rouge but specific to Haiti's heat-adapted breeds and herb-finishing protocol. CIRAD knowledge-transfer partnership formalizes the certification. This is not aspirational fine dining. D'Artagnan LLC already sells French-origin rabbit at $45/lb to US restaurants. Label Lakou targets the same channel with a price premium justified by origin story, certification, and the diaspora narrative that makes "from SAKALA farms in Haiti" a selling point rather than a liability.

The SOIL partnership: Rabbit manure is exceptionally high-nitrogen. SOIL's ecological sanitation operations in Cap-Haïtien need compost inputs. The rabbit program provides manure to SOIL; SOIL provides compost back for the herb-finishing gardens. Zero-cost input loop, validated by an existing institutional partner.

Rabbit Revenue by Market Tier, Y1-Y3

The Research Behind It

Full methodology, projections, and source data: BARSS LLC research library. Reports open in a new tab.