French version U.S. and Haitian researchers team up to diagnose and manage plant pests and diseases We live in an increasingly interconnected and changing world. Plant diseases and pests that destroy crops don’t respect the borders of ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haïti, le 8 juillet 2019 - Les femmes jouent un rôle de plus en plus essentiel dans l'économie haïtienne et sont impliquées dans tous les aspects du secteur agricole très important pour le pays, qui emploie la majorité ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, UF/IFAS Extension
Owners and operators of small food companies in Haiti say they face many challenges to get their products to market. There are shortages of raw materials, a scarcity of equipment, a lack of proper packaging and limited access to financing. No ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research,
In English PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haïti, le 7 Mai 2019 — Des experts affirment pour que les agriculteurs deviennent plus productifs et améliorent leur niveau de vie, ils doivent renforcer leurs méthodes de culture et d’élevage, utiliser les ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
In French Training materials (French) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 13, 2019 — Experts say if farmers are to become more productive and increase their standard of living they need to improve how they cultivate crops and raise livestock, use ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
In English Les agriculteurs haïtiens vivent dans un des pays les plus vulnérables au monde face aux conséquences du réchauffement climatique. Des phénomènes météorologiques de plus en plus imprévisibles et violents – tels que des ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS ExtensionEn français Haiti’s farmers live in a country that is among the world’s most vulnerable to climate change. Increasingly unpredictable and severe weather events — such as intense tropical storms, floods and droughts — threaten ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Researchers and policy experts worldwide say one of the keys to improving agriculture and nutrition in developing countries is to address a “gender gap.” Studies show one reason the agriculture sector underperforms in these countries ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Choice architecture is the design of the ways choices can be presented to people and the impact these presentations have on people's decision-making. For example, someone's choice is influenced by the number of options presented, the manner ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research,
Research officials from Haiti’s Ministry of Agriculture and an R&D center crisscrossed the Sunshine State recently to soak up knowledge about the University of Florida’s agricultural research and education centers, Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research