Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
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Report 13. Technical constraints in Haitian agroforestry: research on tool use and need in two regions
(2019-09-18)
To study tool use and need as a factor in agroforestry production in Haiti, research was undertaken in two widely-separated areas of the country, Des Forges (near Bombardopolis in Northwest Haiti) and Vialet (near Petit ...
Report 11. Outline of techniques for use in studying agroforestry hedgerows and alley cropping systems in Haiti
(2019-09-10)
Research methods for obtaining tree, crop, and soil data from Haitian hedgerow agroforestry systems are presented. Most of the procedures were developed during on-farm survey research conducted by Haiti Agroforestry Research ...
Report 06. The charcoal market in Haiti : Northwest to Port-au-Prince
(2019-09-10)
The segment of the charcoal market from the Northwest to Port-au-Prince and vicinity is an important link to different components of Haiti's economy. Changes inthe charcoal market may affect the economy's environmental ...
Report 04. Seedling growth and development in different container types and potting mixes
(2019-09-10)
This investigation tested the various containers and potting mixes used in the AOP. Effects were measured on nursery development of five non-nitrogen-fixing species (chene, kapab, cassia, neem, and ced). Four container ...
Report 02. An interim report on influences of inoculation with nitrogen-fixing symbionts on reforestation efforts in Haiti
(2019-09-10)
Many of the tree species produced in the AOP are able to fix nitrogen when their roots are colonized with the appropriate symbiotic microorganisms. In order to ensure colonization, tree seeds are inoculated at planting ...
Report 01. Tree planting in Haiti: a socio-economic appraisal
(2019-09-10)
The purpose of this rapid-reconnaissance study was to augment previous work on tree planting in Haiti by taking advantage of a longer history of woodlot operations and to include socio-economic data on hedgerows, border ...
Report 23. L'impact de la plantation d'arbres en Haiti : 1982-1995
(2019-09-05)
Ce document traite de l'impact des activités de plantation d'arbres entreprises par le Projet d'Animation Agroforestière (Agroforestry Outreach Project - AOP) et Agroforestière II (Agroforestry II - ARII). Ces projets ...
Report 23. Impact of tree planting in Haiti : 1982-1995
(2019-09-05)
This document reports the impact of tree planting activities implemented under the Agroforestry Outreach Project (AOP) and Agroforestry II (AFII). These projects were funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development ...
Report 24. Gestion et impacts des haies vives, PADF/Camp-Perrin
(2019-09-05)
But de L'étude et Antécédents du Programme
Cette étude a pour but de mieux comprendre le programme de promotion des haies vives et d'appréhender leur gestion par les exploitants agricoles. Le programme a été mis en place ...
Report 13. Farmer needs assessment exploratory surveys : PADF Les Cayes Region 1
(2019-09-05)
This report covers one of several surveys conducted as part of the on-going effort by SECID/Auburn University and its partners in PLUS, PADF, and CARE, to implement a Monitoring and Evaluation System which orients the ...
Report 12. Farmer needs assessment exploratory surveys : PADF Mirebalais Region 3
(2019-09-05)
This report covers one of several surveys conducted as part of the on-going effort by SECID/Auburn University and its partners in PLUS, PADF, and CARE, to implement a Monitoring and Evaluation System which orients the ...
Report 11. Farmer needs assessment exploratory surveys : PADF JACMEL Region 2
(2019-09-05)
This report covers one of several surveys conducted as part of the on-going effort by SECID/Auburn University and its partners in PLUS, PADF, and CARE, to implement a Monitoring and Evaluation System which orients the ...
Report 10. Farmer needs assessment exploratory surveys : CARE Northwest Regions 2, 3, & 4
(2019-09-05)
This report covers one of several surveys conducted as part of the on-going effort by SECID/Auburn University and its partners in PLUS, PADF, and CARE, to implement a Monitoring and Evaluation System which orients the ...
Report 09. Farmer needs assessment exploratory surveys : PADF Cap Hatien Region 3
(2019-09-05)
This report covers one of several surveys conducted as part of the on-going effort by SECID/Auburn University and its partners in PLUS, PADF, and CARE, to implement a Monitoring and Evaluation System which orients the ...
Report 08. Farmer needs assessment exploratory surveys : field information acquisition guide and methodology
(2019-09-05)
These surveys were part of the on-going effort by SECID/Auburn University and its partners in PLUS, PADF, and CARE, to implement a Monitoring and Evaluation System which orients the project towards activities which will ...
Report 07. Farmer needs assessment exploratory surveys : executive summary and recommendations, May 28-August 28, 1993
(2019-09-05)
This report contains the summary and syntheses of five surveys that were part of the on-going effort by SECID/Auburn University and its partners in PLUS, PADF, and CARE, to implement a Monitoring and Evaluation System which ...
Report 4. Rapport sur les recherches d'opportunités de commercialisation pour les produits agricoles dans les aires d'intervention du Projet PLUS
(2019-09-05)
Ce rapport est le reflet des résultats obtenus dans les zones d'interventions du Sud, du Sud-Est, du Plateau Central, de Nord-Ouest et du Nord. Notre objectif a été de déterminer, avec le plus d'exactitude possible les ...
Report 25. Further assessment and refinement of the PLUS M&E system
(2019-09-05)
The consultant team found five monitoring and evaluation functions in PLUS: (1) to validate technology or interventions, (2) to track project outputs, (3) to show project and intervention impact in economic and environmental ...
Report 26. Plant disease problems in banana and plantain in Haiti
(2019-09-05)
The four main varieties grown in Haiti are: Plantains (Musque), Cavendish (Figure), Silk (Figue bayonner) and Bluggoe (Poban). Fusarial wilt or Panama disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. cubense Race 2 is present on ...
Report 27. The effects of Leucaena hedgerow management on maize and hedgerow biomass yields over two years of cropping
(2019-09-05)
The objectives of the study were to identify optimum hedgerow management practices for alley cropping in order to optimize crop yield and hedgerow biomass production under lowland conditions in Haiti.
The following ...