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Tracking Aflatoxin with Tablets

2018Aug6

Tracking Aflatoxin with Tablets

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman Aflatoxin control is one of the central focuses of MFK’s agriculture department.  It is a tenet of our farmer training program, a consideration in our purchasing decisions, and the impetus…
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2018Jul5

MFK Construction Update: Week of July 2nd

MFK Intern, Lilly S., has another construction update. Click here to see the progress being made!…
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2018Jul3

A Web of Market Days

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman Peanut trading in Nord (North) and Nord-Est (North-East) Haiti happens informally in weekly community markets.  These markets form webs of trade connecting rural producers with urban consumers.  In July, MFK’s…
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2018Jun27

MFK Construction Update: Week of June 18th & June 25th

Things are moving along with the construction on our mezzanine in our Cap-Haitien factory. Click here and here to see the wonderful photos and update from MFK Intern, Lilly S. Stay tuned . . . there’s a lot more to come!…
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2018Jun4

Meet Lèonne! 

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialists Rick Gethro Macajoux, Ryan Welby & Ben Wiseman Lèonne is a peanut farmer in Savane-au-Lait.  Lèonne has two sons and a daughter, and sends them to school using the money she makes…
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2018May7

Focusing on Women Peanut Farmers

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist, Ben Wiseman In north-east Haiti, the tasks of peanut cultivation are often segregated by gender.  End-of-season production tasks such as peanut harvesting, drying, transporting, and selling are most often women’s tasks. These…
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2018Mar26

CTA Program Final Update: From Chicken Cages to Community Gardens

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist, Ben Wiseman Farmers in Haiti must grow more than just peanuts.  This was the premise for MFK’s recent project to expand capacity for backyard and community egg production and vegetable gardening in…
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2018Mar19

U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, Michele Sison, Visits MFK Factory

On Monday, March 12th, MFK welcomed the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, Michele Sison, and a delegate from the US Embassy in Haiti, to its factory in Cap-Haitien. We were excited to have her join us and show her the work…
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2018Mar7

Agriculture Team Spotlight: Luc S.

This interview was conducted by Rick Gethro Macajoux, MFK Agriculture Development Specialist & Ryan Welby, MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist.. How long have you been working here with MFK? I have been working at MFK since September of…
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