Category: Ag/Farming
Ambitious Social Programs Underway in Haiti
Source: Haitian-Caribbean News Network (HCNN) Oxfam program worker in Haiti Apr. 10 — HCNN — From cash transfers to the elderly and disabled, to hot…
2nd Annual HCX | Haiti Film Fest 2013, May 9-12th In NYC
by Tambay A. Obenson April 9, 2013 1:38 PM For you folks in New York City… HCX | Haiti Film Fest 2013 will include the…
Haitian NEWS: Drought, Tropical Storms Lead to Growing Food Insecurity-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
By the Caribbean Journal staff Malnutrition rates in some parts of Haiti have increased since last fall as more and more people in the country…
New Retailer Looks to Bring Haiti’s Coffee to the US Market
By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s not easy to find Haitian coffee on the shelves of stores in the United States — but Fabien Dodard…
Haiti to plant millions of trees to boost forests and help tackle poverty
Government-backed campaign aims to double Caribbean country’s forest cover by 2016 Haiti was once covered in verdant forests but land clearance for colonial plantations was…
In a Chicago suburb, an indoor farm goes ‘mega’
By MARTHA IRVINE BEDFORD PARK, Ill. (AP) — Farming in abandoned warehouses has become a hot trend in the Midwest — with varying degrees of success…
A community in Haiti works to protect water sources and improve sanitation
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable…
Namib Desert beetle inspires self-filling water bottle
The Namib Desert beetle harvests moisture from the air to survive A US start-up has turned to nature to help bring water to arid areas…
Probable causes of drying up sources of Saut d’Eau
Haiti Libre: Thursday was held a forum, in the town of Saut d’Eau on the problem of drying up of one of the sources feeding…
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
It is 3:33 A.M. March 17, 2013 and I am working, writing by the light of a coal oil lamp. There has been no electricity since…
A socially responsible reforestation project
During their recent visit to Haiti, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus , founder of Yunus Social Business, Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin…
Beyond Aid: The Flood of Rice in Haiti
photo courtesy of Foreign Policy by Matthea Brandenburg “We don’t just want the money to come to Haiti. Stop sending money. Let’s fix it. Let’s…
President Clinton Visits Smallholder Farmers Alliance in Haiti
We were privileged to have a visit by President Bill Clinton to our tree nursery near Gonaives on March 10, 2013. He was there with an…
Clinton Foundation, Virgin Unite, Yunus Launch “Haiti Forest” Initiative
March 12, 2013 | 11:45 am | Print Above: new seedlings being planted in Haiti last year (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff…
Bill Clinton Visits Haiti to Promote Ag Investment-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti March 10, 2013 (AP) Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is in Haiti with a delegation to promote investment in the Caribbean nation’s agriculture…
How A Single National Park Might Help Transform a Nation: Haiti’s Pic Macaya
Cloud Forest at Pic Formond, Haiti © Antonio Perera Haiti’s Challenges Haiti’s President Michel Martelly (“Sweet Micky” to his music fans) has been urging the…
Disaster lurks at Dominican-Haiti border river, eldia.com.do reports
Dominican Today.com: Dajabón, Dominican Republic.- Ramon Garcia, a farmer whose rice field of a bit more than four hectares in the community La Vigia, is…
Haiti, United States Talk Agriculture-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Above: Haiti Agriculture Minister Thomas Jacques and US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Photo: USDA) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Agriculture Secretary met Monday…
Haiti – Environment : A green barrier of 500 hectares at Morne l’Hôpital
Friday was held at the Hotel Le Plaza, a workshop between Jean François Thomas, the Minister of the Environment and 137 Community Organizations of Morne…
Haiti – Agriculture : Taiwan gave $10MM for agricultural recovery
Friday, as part of recovery plan of agriculture implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture designed to meet 60 to 70% of food needs of the…