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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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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…

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…

The Story of Louis Oscar

From MFK Nurse Educator Roudelyne Mompremier D.O.B.: October 17, 2017 Beginning Weight: 14.3lbs, Height: 28 inches Ending weight: 21lbs Oscar is the youngest in a family of 10 children. He lives in Balan, in a house lent to his family by…

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…

The Story of Anne Saïna

From MFK Nurse Educator Roudelyne Mompremier Anne Saïna was born July 4, 2017.Since she was 5 months old, she has lived with her grandmother Theresa – her mother left to live in Port-au-Prince and her father lives in the Dominican…

The Story of Ducken

From MFK Nurse Educator Magdalla Jacques Borgella D.O.B. 04/08/2012 Starting Weight: 29.1 lbs Starting Height: 43” Ending Weight: 40.7 lbs Ducken – Before Ducken is the youngest child of a single-parent family – his father died on his birthday. His…

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.…

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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