A “how to” guide to successfully install a natural, sustainable latrine using vetiver grass The use of vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides) replaces the need for a concrete block lined pit, creates privacy and actively helps decompose the waste. Jiji grass (Achnatherum splendens) can be used...
20-11-2019 Feed the Future - Presented at the 2019 EIAC • Soil carbon sequestration is a sustainable solution to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions • Carbon sequestered in the soil has a positive impact on soil health while helping to combat global warming. Soils rich in organic carbon are more productive...
A complete history of Haiti and its people, from its discovery by Columbus to the 1971 death of Papa Doc Duvalier, chronicles the collective life of a people subjected to an unbroken succession of tyrants.
20-11-2019 Session :Bibiana looks back and reflects on the changes that Community Health Evangelism (CHE) has brought to the lives of their friends and co-workers in Haiti. Bibiana will take us for a virtual visit to the communities of Mombin Crochu and Bois de Laurence, enter the home of Aniesse in...
19-11-2019 Session :Our goal is to help reduce poverty by assisting a Haitian agriculture initiative with financial and business resources until they have become self-sustaining. This talk will discuss the challenges and successes this program has had. They have been able to purchase additional farmland...
Solar roots is an American non-profit NGO offering renewable energy hardware, training, and expertise to people in several countries. Myanmar, Madagascar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Tanzania, Haiti
As a general conclusion of this study, both chemical and physical limitations are affecting crop yields and tree production. Special attention needs to be given to the introduction of crop or tree species that are tolerant of high pH. Crop production should be focused on the better land that has...
01-01-1996 The first part of the book covers 9 wood species, 4 fruit species and 4 recent exotics, giving information for each species on importance, taxonomy and botanical features, distribution and ecology, tree characteristics, utilization, propagation, biomass studies, growth performance and tree...
26-08-2019 We invite you to participate in a conference that would help strengthen connections amongst those working in the agricultural sector in Haiti and spend time learning from one another.Konferans Agrikòl Nò (Northern Agriculture Conference) will be held August 26-30 in Gros-Morne, Artibonite...