Reconstruire. La tête et les mains

Reconstruire. La tête et les mains

La « culpabilité » des maçons au sein d'une société dévoyée et irresponsable devrait être partagée par bien d'autres. Après le tremblement de terre, bien que personne ne pouvait nier que 90.000 personnes (pour le moins) avaient perdu la vie dans le tremblement de terre du 12 janvier 2010, il m'est apparu que les propos diffusés à l'encontre de la profession de la construction et de leur mauvais travail n'étaient pas justifiés.

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Agroforestry in Haiti. Book 2

There are many reasons for planting AOP trees beyond the original intent of cash-cropping, including improving fallow, providing shade, producing forage, and reducing soil erosion. All of these benefits of planting trees increase .the wealth of the farmer or prevent it from falling, even if they do not increase the farmer's cash flow.

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Agroforestry Research in Haiti. Book 1

Agroforestry Research in Haiti. Book 1

The USAID Agroforestry Outreach Project (AOP) began In late 1981. One of its goals was to provide the Haitian farmer with an additional cash crop by encouraging him to grow troes in an agroforestry system. This would simultaneously reduce Haiti's soil losses and other environmental problems. One of the original concepts of AOP was to have a research component to support project needs.

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Fishculture Survey Report for Haiti

Fishculture Survey Report for Haiti

The basic program in fishculture that was established in 1950 under the auspices of the United Nations Mission in Haiti appears to be an effective plan for increasing fish in diets of many low-Income Haitians and should be re-vitalized and implemented to the extent that funds and facilities will allow. Primary emphasis should be placed upon stocking fish in farm ponds, providing technical assistance to farmers on fishculture, and stocking natural waters that presently are poor sources of food fish, such as Lake Pellegre.

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