Tag: Haiti

USAID with Feed the Future funding awards $4M to UF/IFAS to improve Haitian livestock production and research capacity

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 12, 2026

The University of Florida Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems within the Global Food Systems Institute will lead a five-year, $4 million project to improve the productivity and resilience of Haiti’s livestock sector, with ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Capacity Building, Feed The Future Innovation Lab For Livestock Systems, Global Food Systems Institute, Haiti, UF/IFAS Global Food Systems Institute, Usaid
These are students who participated in the Haiti Masters Degree College of Ag and Life Sciences program

Ready to Lead Haiti’s Agricultural Sector, Scholars Prepare to Head Home with UF Master’s Degrees

by Lourdes Mederos
May 12, 2026

HOMESTEAD/GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Riphine Mainviel and Rédjino Mompremier have firsthand knowledge of Haiti’s struggles to address food insecurity, a weakened agricultural sector, and a struggling economy. As natives of Haiti, they each ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food Insecurity, Haiti, Horticulture, Masters Program, Rose Koenig, Sustainability, UF-IFAS
Eight rows of black containers with black bean plants line a blue tarp.

Helping Haiti Achieve Higher Black Bean Yields

by Mike Loizzo
April 13, 2026

For Haitians, black beans are a food staple and the most consumed bean in the country. But farmers there have one of the lowest yield rates in the world for the crop – 660 kilograms per hectare (ha-1). Franky Celestin, UF/IFAS Soil and Water ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Archive, Beans, Black Beans, Franky Celestin, Haiti, Nutrient Management, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Science, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

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