French version The future looks promising for a crop of Haitian scholars who recently earned advanced degrees from U.S. universities and returned to Haiti with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Armed with ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
French version Training helps Haitian farmers adapt to increasingly variable weather and climate conditions Travel to Haiti’s countryside and you’ll inevitably hear farmers express worry about the changing climate and increasingly variable ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Research
> 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 Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
The Feed the Future Haiti Appui à la Recherche et au Développement Agricole, (AREA project, or Support to Agricultural Research and Development) is hosting a research forum on Friday, Aug. 9 to highlight the accomplishments of 25 Haitian ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Set to graduate on Aug. 10, Riphine Mainviel told us what it was like to grow up in Haiti, reflected on her studies as a University of Florida horticulture master's student and gave us us a glimpse of what she will do when she returns to her ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 9, 2019 — Women play an increasingly vital role in Haiti’s economy and are engaged in all aspects of the all-important agricultural sector, which employs the majority of women and accounts for one-quarter of country’s ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
This week the Feed the Future Haiti Appui à la Recherche et au Développement Agricole (AREA) project is hosting nine technicians and engineers from Haiti who operate weather stations in their country. On Friday, the group traveled to ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
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
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