Jean Bernard Durone joined SOIL this year as an IT and Research Consultant, bringing with him extensive training in agronomy and data analysis. A UHELP alumn , Jean Bernard is now pursuing his PhD in Canada. We spoke with him about his work, SOIL’s partnership with UHELP, and his broader vision for....
When the SOIL team received a message a few weeks ago from agronomy student Djimy Jean-Louis, complete with photos of some of the most beautiful eggplants we’d ever seen, we knew we had to learn more about how he grew such impressive crops. SOIL Research Associate Miselie Fanor Pierre reached out to....
SOIL was recently featured in BioCycle , a leading publication that showcases innovations in recycling and sustainable waste management. The article, Composting Anchors Sanitation in Haiti, authored by zero waste expert and SOIL Advisory Board Member Rich Flammer , provides an in-depth look at SOIL....
SOIL team member planting with Konpós Lakay Here at SOIL, we’re dedicated to basing our strategic objectives and design iterations on careful research and data. We’re also committed to sharing our lessons learned, and progress with the global ecological sanitation community. We’re pleased to share a....
photo courtesy of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Agriculture is Haiti’s main industry and makes up over 60% of the workforce nationwide. However, food production can be quite challenging for many farmers in Haiti due to heavily degraded soils as a result of exploitative....
In rural areas of Haiti, agriculture production and farming are important occupations for many people. Agriculture is Haiti’s main industry and makes up over 60% of the workforce, with main global exports including mangoes, coffee, papayas and spinach. However, food production can still be quite....
Marckindy onsite at SOIL’s composting waste treatment site in Mouchinette, Northern Haiti. A couple of months ago we sat down with Marckindy Etienne, SOIL’s Composting Supervisor, to talk about his work, his connection to SOIL, and his thoughts on the role sanitation and compost can play in Haiti’s....
Cover photo: Vic Hinterlang Though there’s ongoing debate about the extent and proximate cause of the challenge, what is clear is that Haiti’s mountainsides are deforested to dangerous levels and the country’s farmers struggle to produce enough to feed its people, in part due to depleted soils. As a....
As the devastating impacts of climate change continue to mount around us, especially in vulnerable frontline communities like the ones SOIL serves in Haiti, we’re more motivated than ever to grow SOIL’s climate-positive sanitation solution, which transforms a public health crisis facing cities....
In a neat new research collaboration with implications on how we use and market compost in Haiti, SOIL is working with researchers at Cranfield University in the UK to evaluate the agricultural impact of SOIL's compost (Konpòs Lakay). This work can be summarized in numbers: 2 students will research....
