According to FONHDAD officials, the institution will continue working to modernize agriculture in this part of the country. In the opinion of the Executive Director, Kenel Cadet, data on soil properties are critical for the institution. Without these it would be difficult to make some vital decisions for the sector. With an experimental farm, nine tractors, a training center, a depot, a dormitory, three equipped laboratories, and aspace for distance learning and 19 pumps, the Rural Centre for Sustainable Development in Lower Boën serves thousan
FONHDAD: Scientific approaches to improve agricultural production
The Haitian Foundation for Sustainable Agricultural Development (FONHDAD in French), which aims to promote modern agriculture at the Cul-de-Sac, conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and the US Department of Agriculture, a soil pilot project at Bas Boen. Over 3,000 hectares considered, this study reveals eleven soil types just in the area of Lower Boen, a few kilometers from Ganthier. Specialists have taken into account in such an approach, the physical and physicochemical properties of soils of this region. Thus, policy makers and Rural Centre for Sustainable Development (CRDD in French) will have a tool that can guide their interventions at this level.
Par Le Nouvelliste
09 juil. 2015 | Lecture : 2 min.