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Haiti - Agriculture : $13,7M grant to help farmers... 14/06/2015 10:59:10
"High population growth rates, degraded environmental resources and limited research in agriculture have created formidable challenges to food production and food security in Haiti," said UF/IFAS Global Director Walter Bowen. "Investment and support of the public institutions, private organizations and businesses that serve small holder farmers and represent Haiti’s diverse agriculture sector is essential to jumpstart economic recovery, and increase economic and food security." Michael Wyzan, a USAID Haiti official directing economic growth programs noted "This Feed the Future initiative grant will advance our partnering with the Government of Haiti and other Haitian institutions to improve agricultural performance in the country. We look forward to working with the University of Florida to support Haitian-led development and adoption of agricultural technologies, as well as innovative, community-based extension models." Over the next five years, many of the proposed activities will create a stronger and resilient agriculture sector, said Rosalie Koenig, an associate director of UF/IFAS Global. "Our initial activities will address the short-term needs of Haiti through research and training activities," she said. "We plan to make long-term investments aimed at modernizing and fostering partnerships among the Haitian institutions. The project will increase the efficiency of individuals and programs that focus on agricultural research, education and Extension." The team of researchers, including Extension educators, economists and evaluators, will look for ways to engage farming communities in adopting improved technologies, said Paul Monaghan, an assistant professor in the department of agricultural education and communication. "We will use an innovative approach of mapping social and institutional networks, comparing different Extension outreach methods already in use and creating a classification of farm types that will make technology adoption more effective," Monaghan said. The grant will allow researchers to create a project that includes all farmers, is customized to regional differences and promotes gender equality, Koenig said. "Most important is that the project will be a Haitian-driven partnership of public and private entities involved in agriculture, a consortium of three U.S. institutions : UF/IFAS, Louisiana State University and Partners of Americas with a long history of work in Haiti, and an agency that focuses on food security." HL/ HaitiLibre HL/ HaitiLibre
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