Category: Ag/Farming
Timberland Commits to Plant Millions of Trees in Haiti
Today global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberlandannounced a new commitment to plant 50 million trees around the world by 2025 as part of its pursuit of…
New coffee brewed in St. Louis supplies jobs for Haitian farmers
Former Cardinals pitcher Kyle McClellan announced “Brew For Impact” Tuesday morning, partnering with Kaldi’s Coffee and a farm in Haiti that’s been around since 1898….
Category 5 Hurricane Dorian batters Bahamas with historic strike
AccuWeather Chief Video Meteorologist Bernie Rayno has the latest on Dorian’s path towards the southeastern United States. Hurricane Dorian, a powerful Category 5 storm, roared…
Builders are swapping cement for hemp to reduce pollution
The hemp fields sprouting in a part of Canada best known for its giant oil patch show how climate change is disrupting the construction industry….
Library for All app brings books to world’s poorest children
A Queensland woman, who hopes to help 20 million of the world’s poorest children learn to read, has won a prestigious award recognising the work…
At the Fair, see how an Iowa company turns grain bins into disaster housing
When an earthquake devastated Haiti in 2010, the safety director at an Iowa farm equipment maker emailed his boss with an 11-word pitch for a…
Hurricane Dorian packing more punch on way to U.S. mainland
Updated on: August 29, 2019 / 10:08 AM/ CBS News Hurricane Dorian was getting stronger as it set its sights on the U.S. mainland early…
Here’s why Dorian will likely become an intense hurricane by the time it hits the U.S.
By Jeff Berardelli Updated on: August 28, 2019 / 7:22 PM/ CBS News Dorian has thrown forecasters a few curve balls over the past day,…
TROPICAL STORM DORIAN A MISS FOR HAITI!!
TRACKING DORIAN | Spaghetti models, forecast analysis, and more for Central Georgia
Dorian is expected to reach category 1 hurricane strength by Thursday. Author: Hunter Williams Published: 4:49 PM EDT August 25, 2019 Updated: 10:56…
Tropical storm warning issued for Barbados as Dorian nears
August 24, 2019 at 5:25 PM CDT – Updated August 25 at 12:31 PM MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning has been issued for…
Trump names HAITI among illicit drug producing nations
Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States has named four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries as major drug transit or illicit drug producing…
Jamaica Broilers achieves record-breaking profits… record-breaking revenue growth across its Jamaica, US, and Haiti operations- Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
LEVY… business and consumer confidence are up and economic activity is on the rise in both Jamaica and the US Chairman of Jamaica Broilers Group…
Trees Bring Cotton Back to Haiti
Although it all started with trees, the story jumps forward to rumors which began circulating on July 18th that something important was happening behind an…
Old Fore River Bridge finds new home in Haiti
A familiar stretch of steel from the South Shore has a new life in rural Haiti. An 80-foot section of the temporary Fore River Bridge,…
Bulletin météo du jour-
Bulletin météo du jour* L’environnement du bassin de la Caraïbe est sous l’influence de l’air humide et instable à cause de la circulation successive des…
Arcade Fire Members Talk Haitian Rum and Keeping It Loud at Their Restaurant Agrikol
Co-owners Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, with Agrikol chef Paul Toussaint, on serving Haitian cuisine and culture to Montreal. It’sbeen over three years since two members…
The tilapia project that aims to help revive Haiti
A new project that aims to improve tilapia production in Haiti has been launched by IDH and Taino Aqua Ferme, the nation’s largest aquaculture operator,…
Haiti’s food insecurity affects over 2.6 million people
(MENAFN – Caribbean News Now) By Caribbean News Now contributor PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The present situation in Haiti is not encouraging. Fuelled by ongoing protest…
The Role of Women Farmers in Transforming Global Ag
Close to half of all smallholder farmers throughout the developing world are women, but gender alone denies them equal access to resources. Given the right…