Category: Ag/Farming
Solar Power Advances in Haiti
Solar Power Advances in Haiti NRG Energy, Inc. has announced the completion of its “The Sun Lights the Way” project in Haiti. The program entailed…
Texas professor teaches rabbit farming in Haiti
By LAKENDRA LEWIS, Corpus Christi Caller-Times ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY DEC. 9 – In this Nov. 14, 2012 photo, a pair of cross bread rabbits sit…
Gene-altered mosquitoes could be used vs. dengue
Enlarge PhotoAssociated Press/Wilfredo Lee – In this Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 photo, Brittany Mariscal, an entomological technician with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, sorts…
WFP to start recovery strategy for Haitian storm victims
Kristene Armand, 58-year-old, stands in front of the site where operated a small mill which served nearby maize producers. The income he earned helped him…
An Environmental Success Story in Haiti
One of the few environmental success stories in Haiti is the result of the extraordinary work of Fondation Seguin, a group of young professionals and business…
Helping Haiti’s Farmers
To Editor of NY Times Opinion: Re “Already Desperate, Haitian Farmers Are Left Hopeless After Storm” (news article, Nov. 18): As you point out, the…
USAID provides assistance of $8.5MM to the agricultural sector
28/11/2012 10:13:49 The U.S. Government continues its efforts to assist the Government of Haiti in responding to the agricultural and infrastructural damage caused by the…
A rainy month in Haiti causes widespread death, loss of homes and crop damage
(Dieu Nalio Chery/ Associated Press ) – Jesumene St-Fleur, 48, walks with her five-year-old daughter Marie Lourdine at their home that was damaged by heavy…
Already Desperate, Haitian Farmers Are Left Hopeless After Storm
David Rochkind for The New York Times Maurice Guillome replanted rice after flooding. By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD Published: November 17, 2012 FAUCHÉ, Haiti — A…
RVPL Enters $90 Million Material Definitive Agreement With Haiti Government-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth for ECCO2 Haiti Project
NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RVPlus, Inc. (OTCQB:RVPL), holding company of ECCO2 Tech has entered a material agreement for $90 million with…
Haiti’s reeling from stormy season
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The rain has tapered off and floodwaters no longer claw at houses, but the situation across much of Haiti remained grim Tuesday…
How Oscar entry “La Source” launched a campaign for clean water across Haiti
Alexander C. Kaufman Reuters9:49 p.m. CST, November 9, 2012 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – The documentary “La Source” was originally conceived to be the tale of…
Setback for first malaria vaccine in African trial
Credit: Reuters/Adriane Ohanesian By Kate Kelland and Ben Hirschler LONDON | Fri Nov 9, 2012 9:11am EST (Reuters) – The world’s first potential malaria vaccine…
Up to 10 die in night of heavy rainfall in northern Haiti
By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, November 9, 9:02 AM PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A Haitian government official says up to 10 people have died in the northern part…
‘Dangerous Grounds’ Haiti
Gather.com/Enertainment Todd Carmichael of Dangerous Grounds is a coffee expert, thrill seeker and philanthropist. He travels to Haiti to investigate the dangerous world of coffee…
World Bank head holds out hope for Haiti
Bloomberg Business Week: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It was a whirlwind tour for World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, who helicoptered from the grounds of…
Cholera Deaths: The New Norm in Haiti?-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Huffington Post: As Hurricane Sandy tormented the East Coast, bringing damage and distress to many, there’s one thing she didn’t bring — cholera. With practically…
‘It is misery’: A video of Haiti’s camps after Sandy
Almost three years after an earthquake devastated Haiti, 370,000 people are still living in the tent camps that became their homes. Now, some have lost…
Venezuela Sending More Aid to Cuba/Haiti
Following Hurricane Sandy HAVANA TIMES (dpa) — The Venezuelan government today sent 93 tons of foods to Cuba on an “air bridge” that will continue…
Sandy: Haiti fears food shortages after hurricane-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Farmlands in southern Haiti were extensively damaged Fears are growing of food shortages in Haiti, after the strong winds and heavy rain of Hurricane Sandy…