Browsing College of Agriculture by Subject "Hedgerows"
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Adoption and management of alley cropping in Haiti
(2019-10-01)
Haiti, a hilly densely populated country, has experienced soil erosion problems for decades. The major impact is a reduction of soil fertility leading to decreasing agricultural productivity. Agriculture, a major sector ...
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 06. Evaluation of tree species adaptation for alley cropping in four environments in Haiti. A. Establishment phase
(2019-09-04)
Thirty-five tree species were planted in hedgerows in four environments in Haiti: high elevation (1150 m); low elevation, humid on calcareous soil; low elevation, humid on basaltic soil; and low elevation, semi-arid, with ...
Report 10. Impact des haies vives sur la production agricole
(2019-10-03)
Declining yields and land degradation are becoming more dramatic every year in spite of increasing foreign aid. Population growth far exceeds food production capacities. However, the effects of all agricultural development ...
Report 15. Evaluation of tree species adaptation for alley cropping in four environments in Haiti. B. First year of pruning
(2019-09-04)
Tree species were evaluated for their suitability as hedgerows for alley cropping in Haiti. Major criteria discussed in this report are total and leaf biomass production, leaf/stem ratio, regrowth following pruning, and ...
Report 17. Assessment of hedgerow performances in the Haitian context
(2019-10-01)
Hillside farming in Haiti is practiced primarily by small farmers, and measures must be taken to help them at least maintain or possibly improve their production capacity. The introduction of techniques, such as hedgerow ...
Report 18. Project PLUS baseline information (revised)
(2019-09-04)
The information in this report was developed from a baseline survey of randomly selected farm households in the 16 monitoring zones of the Productive Land Use Systems Project (PLUS) during the period June-October 1993. The ...
Report 19. Water harvesting and small-scale irrigation
(2019-09-04)
The objective of this consulting work was to develop recommendations for water harvesting systems development in the Northwest Region of Haiti for the BIG project and for livestock watering. The consultant also observed ...
Report 22. Rates of adoption of PLUS Project interventions, Northwest Haiti, July 1994
(2019-09-04)
Approximately 70 percent of the farmers in the Northwest Department of Haiti have adopted one or more of the soil and water conservation practices promoted by CARE for the PLUS Project. Included in this group of farm ...
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 27. A financial analysis of selected hedgerow operations in Haiti's Southern and Northwestern regions
(2019-09-03)
The purpose of this study was to select, adapt and apply appropriate methods for a financial analysis of hedgerow and other agroforestry systems in Haiti, and to accomplish a study of some of the farms using such forms of ...
Report 30. The effects of alley cropping and fertilizer application on continuously-cropped maize
(2019-09-03)
A trial was conducted to study the effect of alley cropping on maize under continuous cropping. Treatments consisted of alley cropping and control (no hedgerows), with and without fertilizer. Maize was planted twice a year ...
Report 30. The effects of alley cropping and other soil conservation practices on maize (Zea mays) yields over two years of cropping
(2019-06-04)
The effects of different soil conservation practices on crop and hedgerow biomass yields were assessed under lowland conditions in Haiti over a period of two years. The trial was conducted at Pernier (1300 mm annual rainfall) ...