Areas of Research

The following are the research areas prioritized by the Department of Research and Development, under direction from the UNIF Scientific Council, to orient current and future research work:

• Agronomy
  • Sweet potato production and innovations.
  • Yam production and innovations.
  • Plantains and banana production and innovations.
  • Bovine and caprine production and value chains.
  • Soil fertility, erosion, and quality, including presence of parasites (nematodes).
  • Conservation of water in soil.
  • Diagnostic on land ownership systems in Fondwa.
  • Biodiversity in Fondwa
• Veterinary Medicine
  • Diagnostic on livestock systems in Fondwa.
  • Diagnostic on crops for livestock consumption in Fondwa.
  • Diagnostic of pathogens impacting livestock in Haiti.
  • Creation of medicine and care solutions through locally available inputs.
  • Research into improving health of livestock in rural Haiti and better delivering health services to rural, isolated areas.
  • Research into zoonotic diseases in Haiti.
  • Improving health policy in Haiti, especially surrounding food and meat production.
• Business Management
  • Microfinance
  • Savings solutions for the poor
  • Governance of organizations in rural Haiti
  • Development of SME’s.
  • Consumption and importation of rice.
  • Value chains of crops and livestock in rural Haiti.
  • Human resources.
  • Marketing.
• Local and Sustainable Development
  • Researching the impact of the Local Development Community (LDC) project.
  • Food security.
  • The Haitian peasantry and the communal sections.
  • Popular education.
  • Functioning of peasant associations, groups, and other forms of organization.