Category: Ag/Farming
Timberland Kicks Off National Tour of Documentary Film “KOMBIT: The Cooperative”
Timberland Kicks Off National Tour of Documentary Film “KOMBIT: The Cooperative” Commitment to plant five million trees sows seeds of hope in Haiti Global outdoor…
Haiti records nearly 100 cholera deaths in first two months of 2016
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti says it has recorded 96 people have died from cholera during the first two months of this year….
With Each New Discovery, Zika Virus Becomes More Frightening
Carol Pearson VOA News: Scientists are making new discoveries about the Zika virus almost daily, and the more they learn, the more frightening the virus…
Brazil’s mothers left to raise microcephaly babies alone
Ianka Mikaelle Barbosa, 18, poses for a photograph with Sophia, 18 days old, who is her second child and was born with microcephaly, at her…
Haiti: land of the free
Emma Thomson – Financial Times. Long beset by corruption, colonial rule and natural disasters, the nation is at last beginning to attract adventurous travelers Trekking…
Zika Virus May Cause More Problems in Fetuses
Pregnant women who become infected with Zika virus may be at risk for not only having a child with microcephaly, but also having a fetus…
The Relentless Rise of Two Caribbean Lakes Baffles Scientists
By Jacob Kushner PUBLISHED March 3, 2016 LETANT, Haiti—On a recent calm day, the surface of Lake Azuéi has no waves, not even any ripples….
Coffee Company Supports Haiti Farmers By Importing Their Cacao, Selling Island’s Coffee and Artwork
The most famous spots for single-origin chocolate are the countries cacao lovers already know well, like Costa Rica, Columbia, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic. Haiti,…
Sex a bigger problem for Zika than first believed
By Franco Ordoñez fordonez@mcclatchydc.com A dozen new Zika cases are raising worries that the virus may be more easily contracted through unprotected sex than originally…
Flooding kills several and damages thousands of homes in Haiti
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com At least one person is dead and four are missing in Haiti after rains triggered mudslides and flooding that damaged more…
As drought hammers countryside, many in Haiti go hungry
Only shriveled carrots and potatoes grow in Carole Joseph’s small vegetable plot. The family’s chickens are long gone. She sold her only tools to buy…
IS NAVASSA WITHIN HAITIAN TERRITORIAL WATERS? THERE IS A LOT OF FERTILIZER THERE. COULD HELP AGRICULTURE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navassa_Island Perhaps we should take possession of this small island to be a big help to our agriculture. It was a source of fertilizer for…
As drought hammers countryside, many in Haiti go hungry
AP News: ORIANI, Haiti – Only shriveled carrots and potatoes grow in Carole Joseph’s small vegetable plot. The family’s chickens are long gone. She sold…
Projet de 500,000 dollars américains à Nan Panyol
Fevrier 20, 2016 Haïti – Agriculture : Projet de 500,000 dollars américains à Nan Panyol] La Fondation Dr. Louis G. Lamothe est en train de mettre…
How a Natural Energy Shot and an Organic Chocolate Bar Are Changing Agriculture in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI, February 17, 2016 — Two new products debuted this month in the U.S. at all Whole Foods Market stores nationwide–Kuli Kuli’s Moringa Green…
The country hit by the worst drought in 35 years !
Haiti Libre: Since the beginning of 2015, Haiti faces the worst drought in the last 35 years, reports the National Coordination for Food Security (CNSA)….
Upsurge in paralysis condition accompanies Zika
By FRANK BAJAK and LIBARDO CARDONA In this Feb. 11, 2016 photo, Zulay Balza fails to close her eyes as neurologist Jairo Lizarazo tests her…
Zika virus: Brazil soldiers deployed to warn of risks
More than 200,000 soldiers have been deployed across Brazil to warn people about the risks of the Zika virus. Brazil is at the centre of…
Haiti faces worst food insecurity crisis since 2001
In this Monday, March 24, 2014 photo, farmer Sylgramiz Delivra, 60, takes a break from gathering cassava stem cuttings that she will use to plant…
Zika Virus Comes to Ohio by Way of Haiti
State health officials said a 30-year-old Cuyahoga County woman and a 21-year-old Stark County man have the first confirmed cases of Zika in Ohio. Amanda…













