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Report 50. Training manual for improving cocoa production in Haiti

Stevenson, Christopher (2019-06-25)

In early 1999, cacao specialist B. K. Matlick visited Haiti and suggested that farmers could be educated in simple cultural practices that would increase the yield of their trees by 20-30%. At the request of USAID, SECID ...

Report 51. Cowpea variety trials in northwest Haiti

Shannon, Dennis A.; Jean, Yves; Brockman, Frank E. (2019-05-20)

This report summarizes cowpea variety trials conducted in Northwest Haiti between 1993 and 1995 by the Productive Land Use Systems Project. The results of these trials indicate that farmers can substantially increase cowpea ...

Report 52. Findings of surveys on yam (Dioscorea spp.) production in the Grande Anse Department, Haiti

Shannon, Dennis A. (2019-05-24)

Surveys were conducted on yam production in 18 localities in the Moron and Dame Marie regions of the Grande Anse Department of Haiti. The objectives were to identify the areas in which yam is grown, identify and characterize ...

Report, Final. Technical assistance to the PLUS project: Final report of the South-East Consortium for International Development (SECID) and Auburn University

Shannon, Dennis A.; Lea, John Dale (Zach); Isaac, Lionel; Belfort, Sarah (2019-06-25)

SECID provided technical assistance to the Productive Land Use Project (PLUS) by various means, including a tree Germplasm Improvement Program, an Agroforestry Research Program, an On-farm Agronomic Research Program, an ...

Reproductive biology of Oreochromis niloticus

Auburn University International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environments (2019-12-05)

Oreochromis niloticus are native to most major Northern and Central African river systems and have been distributed widely throughout the tropical world. The number of dorsal fin rays and dorsal spines and the presence of ...

Single pond system for sustainable production of Oreochromis niloticus

Auburn University International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environments (2019-12-05)

Farmers can grow mixed-sex tilapia for food and still produce their own fingerlings in a single pond. The system requires few inputs and works well on subsistence farms. Farmers using this system may no longer need to ...

Soil profile descriptions for steeplands research sites in Haiti

Guthrie, Richard L.; Shannon, Dennis A. (2019-05-03)

Soils from different locations in Haiti intended as sites for alley cropping trial studies were examined and classified. Because limestone is the parent material associated with a majority of soils of the Steeplands, pH ...

Transporting fish

Auburn University International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environments (2019-12-05)

Transporting fish is a very important part of fish culture. Fry and fingerlings must be transported from hatchery to pond for stocking. Brood fish are sometimes transported into the hatchery to spawn. It may even be necessary ...