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Makings of a Haitian Agronomist: Spotlight on Frantz Roby

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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2018Aug13

The Story of Djivenson

From MFK Nurse Educators Morgan Price and Magdalla Borgella “This child was between life and death”, said Magdalla my nurse coworker. As I reviewed the file and pictures of Djivenson I couldn’t help but agree with her. On May 9,…
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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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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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2018Jun18

MFK Construction Update

Construction on our mezzanine in our Cap-Haitien factory is well underway. In January, we provided a blog post about the new machinery coming to MFK’s factory located in Cap-Haitien. If you missed it, click here. So much has happened since this time.…
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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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