Category: Ag/Farming
News From Haiti: Turning Earth Into Gold
It is hard to hear anything positive about Haiti amid the cacophony of alarms being sounded about the dire state of the nation. And while…
A Hopeful Celebration in Haiti
There are few reasons for celebration at the moment in Haiti, but the arrival this week of cotton processing equipment imported from India is worthy…
Haitian-led Agricultural Taskforce Announced
A new Lavi Ti-Plantè Taskforce (“Farmer’s Life Taskforce”) was announced on October 13th as part of a White House Roundtable on Haiti. With a focus…
Earthquake Response Brings Hope in Haiti
Recovery efforts are underway following Haiti’s recent earthquake, but officials have warned that many rural areas remain completely cut off without assistance of any kind….
Farmer-led Earthquake Recovery Effort in Haiti
For the last eight years the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) has been working with approximately 1,000 farm families in southern Haiti to improve their yields…
Haiti Leads Caribbean in Tree Planting Project
For a country that has had little to celebrate of late, today put a positive spotlight on Haiti for planting the most trees among all…
Thony Loui Promotes Haiti Cotton With Timberland Instagram Takeover
At 12:00 noon EDT today (US, Canada and Haiti), artist Thony Loui will take over Timberland’s European Instagram account in order to talk about art,…
Timberland Announces First Products Made with Haitian Cotton
Click IMAGES to SHOP Today Timberland released its first products made with Haitian-grown cotton. This represents an important milestone in the company’s five-year journey to re-introduce cotton…
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Breakthrough as highly effective malaria vaccine raises hopes of controlling disease
London (CNN)A vaccine against malaria has shown record efficacy in a Phase II trial, a pre-print study released on Friday by Oxford University shows, raising…
Goats Help Build Community Prosperity and Solidarity in Haiti
Last Monday it was as if a bank was operating in the remote farming community of Sarrasin in Haiti’s Central Plateau. But instead of 11…
Escape and Containment vs Unity in Haiti
Two items stood out in last week’s coverage of Haiti’s deepening crisis: the escape of more than 400 prisoners (and the deaths of at least…
Planting Trees in Haiti Through Good Times and Bad
When faced with multiple crises at the same time, how do you choose which ones to tackle first? While the first priority has to be…
Scientists address myths over large-scale tree planting
BBC By Helen Briggs Scientists have proposed 10 golden rules for tree-planting, which they say must be a top priority for all nations this decade….
Tanama’s Story of Tree Planting in Haiti
The supershero Tanama, created by Haitian comic book artist Thony Loui, stars in an Instagram video posted today by Timberland (click image below for a YouTube…
DLA Piper Webinar Next Monday on Timberland’s Strategic Alliance in Haiti
The global law firm DLA Piper invites you to take part in free one-hour zoom webinar next Monday to learn about the Timberland partnership with…
Encouraging Haiti Food Survey Results + Deadline Extension
The landmark Haiti Food Security Survey has gathered data on close to 15,000 smallholder farms around the country. A heartfelt thanks to the 31…
Tanama Emerges as National Voice for Covid-19 Prevention in Haiti
Tanama is a supershero who has become a leading voice for Covid-19 awareness and prevention in Haiti. Created by local artist, Thony Loui, Tanama was…
Agricultural Data Survey Launched in Haiti to Counter Food Crisis
Smallholder Farmers Alliance There is some very good news today from Haiti with the announcement of a new groundbreaking national Food Security Survey that will use agricultural…
Tanama Continues to Battle Covid-19 in Haiti
Considering she only made her debut in March, it is remarkable that Thony Loui’s comic book supershero Tanama is already being referred to as an…