Category: Ag/Farming
Haiti Tourism Ministry, Royal Caribbean Hold Working Meeting
Above: Labadee By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Tourism Ministry held a working meeting Tuesday with officials from Royal Caribbean about the operation of the…
Tropical Storm Dorian to Approach Leewards Sunday
Dorian could bring tropical storm conditions to the Leeward Islands Sunday and may approach the southeastern U.S. late next week. A tropical system that moved…
Haiti inspired by the Mexican producers and exporters of mangoes
19/07/2013 11:01:02 Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR), in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and…
Predatory lionfish now a confirmed invader in the deep Atlantic
Scientists have confirmed that the hardy, Indo-Pacific fish that has invaded waters off the US East Coast and the Caribbean is now living deep in the Atlantic, possibly…
Tropical Storm Chantal Aims for Caribbean
By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist July 08, 2013; 9:03 PM Newly formed Tropical Storm Chantal is taking aim at the Caribbean this week. The Atlantic…
Tropical Storm Chantal forms in Atlantic
The storm’s winds early Monday are near 40 mph. (Photo: National Hurricane Center) Story Highlights A tropical storm warning is in effect for Barbados, Dominica,…
Urban oasis offers hope to Haiti’s poorest
Going Green is a series of special programs that air on CNN International reporting on some of the world’s most pressing environmental issues. In July…
Haiti, Dominican Republic chicken war highlights trade inequities
By EZRA FIESER AND JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com MOCA, Dominican Republic — Hundreds of Dominicans gathered in a dirt parking lot Wednesday, waiting in line to…
Where are the Mosquito Nets in Haiti?-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
During a recent visit to Haiti, I visited homes at internally displaced persons locations throughout Port-au-Prince and noticed a general void of mosquito nets. In…
Fish cages bring economic hope to Haitians
Valentin Abe,a specialist in aquaculture, is the founder of Caribbean Harvest. The not-for-profit organization is teaching Haitians how to reap the waters again by farming…
Haitian Environmental Success Stories on CNN International
Dear Lynn, CNN International is showcasing two environmental success stories from Haiti in a half-hour program “Going Green: Earth” beginning this Friday, July 5th and repeated…
Tiny Channels Take Salt From Seawater
Jun 28, 2013 01:46 PM ET // by Jesse Emspak Drinking water is a vital need in many parts of the world, and one method…
US launches project to boost farm incomes in Haiti
Cocoa beans. USAID has launched a project to boost farmer incomes and promote local organisations in northern Haiti. USAID said the five-year Feed the Future…
The government tries to load up the plates of the poorest people in the Americas
Made in Haiti AID workers sometimes blame Haiti’s seemingly limitless supply of cheap imported rice for the country’s struggle to feed itself. More than half…
Haiti receives US$15 million IDB grant for agriculture sector reforms
As one of Haiti’s leading donors, the IDB said it is currently financing investment projects in the agriculture sector totaling more than US$200 million. (File…
Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds?
By Ruth Alexander BBC News Every 15 seconds a child dies of hunger, says a campaign by charities urging G8 leaders to pledge more aid…
Gangs of Cairo? Egyptian minister fights culture war Drought, poor harvest to worsen Haiti food crisis – WFP
A boy from a family made homeless by the 2010 earthquake stands inside one of 385 informal tent cities in the Delmas suburb of Port-au-Prince,…
Dominican merchants close key border market in protest over Haiti ban of poultry, egg imports
By Associated Press, Published: June 17 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Merchants in the Dominican Republic have shuttered a large border market in protest over neighboring…
System of Rice Intensification in the North
Actor Jim Carrey, through the Better U Foundation (founded in 2005), is bringing hope to farm families in northern Haiti, by supporting the System of…
A FORTUNE IN RESOURCES – PEOPLE MUST WATCH FOR CRIMINAL CONTRACTS THAT SEE A FEW STEAL A LOT FROM THE NATION… YEARS CAN PASS BEFOE THE TRUTH IS KNOWN – NEED PROFESSIONALS TO WRITE CONTRACTS TO AVOID THEFT OF WEALTH-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
MJN Louis, Haiti’s Fortune. Painting at Montana Hotel, Port au Prince, Creative Commons License Posted by Saleem Ali of University of Queensland (Australia) Haiti —…