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Haiti Minister of Agriculture Jobert C. Angrandaddresses graduates of AREA's Master of Science program

Graduates return to Haiti to showcase agricultural research findings, new skills

by Charles Boisseau
January 23, 2020

> Read the press release in French PÉTIONVILLE, Haiti — The Feed the Future Haiti Appui à la Recherche et au Développement Agricole (AREA project) hosted a research forum on Wednesday, Jan. 22 to showcase the accomplishments of 19 ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Appui à La Recherche Et Au Développement Agricole (AREA), AREA, Area-project, Christelle Calixte, Jobert C. Angrand, Liliane Poincon, Redjino Mompremier, Riphine Mainveil
Lemâne Delva and Joubert Fayette pose outside a building on the campus of the University of Florida

Four Florida Grads from Haiti Spearhead Agricultural Project in their Homeland

by Charles Boisseau
June 14, 2019

Four University of Florida graduates who grew up in Haiti are their own “It’s a Small World” exhibit: Lemâne Delva, Joubert Fayette, Boaz Anglade and Andrew Tarter. They were each born in Haiti within a few years of one another, and ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Andrew Tarter, Appui à La Recherche Et Au Développement Agricole (AREA), AREA, Area-project, Boaz Anglade, Haiti, Joubert Fayette, Lemane Delva, Support For Agricultural Research And Development, Tyler Jones
Haitian students placing Byenvini sign.

Haitian college students study farming practices in improved course supported by AREA

by Charles Boisseau
March 25, 2019

En française LES CAYES, Haiti — Every year, high-level students at the State University of Haiti’s Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine (FAMV) leave the classroom to interact directly with farmers as part of an intensive diagnostic ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Appui à La Recherche Et Au Développement Agricole (AREA), Area-project, FAMV, Haiti
A seasonal calendar produced by the participants, showing the evolution of the growing season for pea and tomato production, as well as the importance of weather conditions at each step.

Haitian farmers learning ways to manage climate risks

by Charles Boisseau
March 6, 2019

En 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,
Tags: Appui à La Recherche Et Au Développement Agricole (AREA), Area-project, Climate Smart Solutions, ENSO, Feed The Future, Haiti, Support For Agricultural Research And Development

Haitian grad student developing model to help Haitian farmers manage risks of climate change

by Charles Boisseau
August 1, 2018

Student Spotlight En française As a boy growing up in Haiti, Josué St Fort learned firsthand about the many challenges Haitian farmers face. Both of his grandfathers were farmers, and they taught St Fort from a young age how to sow and harvest ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Area-project, Beans, Climate Change, Climate Variability, ENSO, Haiti, Josué St Fort
Sign at new weather station installed by AREA at Bas Boen CRDD in Haiti

At start of hurricane season, UF researchers assist Haiti’s agricultural sector address climate-related risks

by Charles Boisseau
June 8, 2018

Lire la version française de l'histoire. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 8, 2018 — As Haiti entered the Atlantic hurricane season last week, University of Florida scientists supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development are stepping ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Appui à La Recherche Et Au Développement Agricole (AREA), AREA, Area-project, Bill Eisenstadt, Caroline Staub, Climate Change, Climate Smart Solutions, Haiti, Support For Agricultural Research And Development
Jene Thomas USAID

La Conférence sur l’Éducation Agricole en Haïti conçue dans une perspective de partage continu

by Charles Boisseau
May 17, 2018

Read the English version. Les universitaires qui ont participé à une récente conférence parrainée par l'Université de Floride sur l'éducation agricole en Haïti ont déclaré que le plus important pour eux serait de réutiliser les connaissances ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Area-project, French-version
IFAS Global award winners with Rose Koenig and Jack Payne

IFAS Global shines spotlight on faculty and staff for international research

by Charles Boisseau
May 8, 2018

Four UF/IFAS faculty and staff members were honored recently for global research projects stretching from crustaceans in the Caribbean to microbes that recognize no international borders. It was all part of an awards ceremony and forum hosted ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Christine Kelly-Begazo, Don Behringer, Ifas Global, Jack Payne, Karen Garrett, Monika Oli, Rose Koenig
Absalon Pierre teaching professors in Haiti as part of the Faculty Development Academy.

UF-managed AREA project to host Haiti’s first conference on agricultural teaching

by Charles Boisseau
May 1, 2018

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti has long suffered from food insecurity, and a conference May 3-4 will explore one way of ending it: Improved teaching about agriculture. The Innovation in Agricultural Education conference will help professors ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Absalon Pierre, Area-project, Faculty Development Academy, Higher Education Program

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