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CTA Program Final Update: From Chicken Cages to Community Gardens

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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2018Feb13

CTA Program Update

From MFK Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist, Ryan Welby In October 2017, the MFK Agriculture Team implemented two research projects with its partners the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).…
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2018Jan22

Got Peanut Oil?

From MFK  Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist, Ryan Welby MFK’s primary concern with agriculture development is with raising awareness of the dangers of aflatoxin contamination and developing an understanding of how to eradicate aflatoxin from the local food supply.…
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2018Jan12

Continuing to Invest in Haiti – New Machinery Coming to MFK Factory

What is the “First 1,000 Days”? The 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s 2nd birthday is a critical nutritional period for brain development and health for the rest of one’s life. Poor nutrition in this time period…
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2017Nov29

Empowering Haitian Farmers with Inputs

From MFK  Agriculture Research and Extension Program Specialist, Ryan Welby: MFK works with 180 farmers annually to teach them how to plant their crops in a more efficient manner. We advise farmers on various topics including proper seed spacing, irrigation…
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2017Nov9

Dr. Pat Attends IUNS 21st International Congress of Nutrition

The IUNS 21st International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) convened in Beunos Aires, Argentina, October 15-20, 2017. The International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS), established in 1946, seeks to promote advancement in nutrition science, research, and development through international cooperation at…
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2017Oct30

Agriculture Team Member Training

MFK has begun implementing two agricultural research projects with its partners the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The CTA project is attempting to identify what foods are commonly grown in…
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2017Sep21

Agriculture Program Graduation

Our guest blogger this month is Rick Gethro Macajoux, Agriculture Extension Program Specialist for MFK.   Last month 30 farmers crossed the stage to receive their certificates from MFK agronomists Alex Carroll, Elizé Léandre, and Rick Gethro Macajoux. They have…
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