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An Uncertain Harvest: Understanding Constraints to a Profitable Peanut Season for Small-Holder Haitian Farmers

2019Jul24

An Uncertain Harvest: Understanding Constraints to a Profitable Peanut Season for Small-Holder Haitian Farmers

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman  Photo: MFK Agronomists accompany a peanut farmer in North-East Haiti on a visit to his field. This farmer did not have money for seeds during planting season, so instead of…
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2019Mar27

From Soil to Sachet: Aflatoxin Control Starts on the Farm

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman MFK’s commitment to purchase Haitian peanuts creates ripples beyond the peanut marketplace.  Since MFK follows strict aflatoxin standards, MFK’s demand contributes to more widespread awareness and adoption of aflatoxin control…
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2019Mar20

International Women’s Month: Focusing on Women in Haitian Agriculture

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman In honor of International Women’s Month, the MFK agriculture team reflects back at the ways a gender-focus was integrated into its work in the past year. In April 2018, MFK…
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2019Jan28

Women’s Associations and Peanuts

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman Women are central to the peanut market of Haiti.  In May 2018, MFK completed a study in partnership with the Université Laval and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) which…
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2018Dec6

Data From PMIL Trials at MFK Now Available

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman In November 2018, the Peanut Innovation Lab (previously Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab, PMIL), released a final report on the research trials conducted at MFK between 2015 and 2017.  The…
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2018Nov14

Big or Small?  Few Choices for Peanut Varieties in North-East Haiti

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman Peanut growers in North-East Haiti have the option for only two seed varieties at the market. The lack of seed choices limits farmers’ ability to choose seeds based on performance.…
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2018Oct16

Makings of a Haitian Agronomist: Spotlight on Frantz Roby

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman Haitian small-holder farmers face a myriad of challenges in a global market where agriculture is increasingly industrialized.  Haitian agronomists are out to face those challenges.  Agronomist Frantz Roby Point Du…
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2018Sep5

August Farm Field Day

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist Ben Wiseman August’s Farmer Field Day included the hallmarks of a great field trip: hands-on learning, a packed lunch, and a broken down bus. Farmer Field Day is the capstone to MFK’s…
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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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