Nourishing the land, nourishing the people : the story of one rural development project in the deep south of Madagascar that made a difference /

• Main Authors: Shapiro, Brett, (Author), Woleyes, Assefa, (Author), Ramilison, Harifidy, (Author), Rakotondratsima, Andrianiainasoa, (Author), Thierry, Benoit, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English; French
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, in association with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), 2010.
• Subjects: Projet de mise en valeur du haut bassin du Mandrare (Madagascar); Rural development > Madagascar.; Agricultural Economics.; Food Economics, (New March 2000); Aid, (New March 2000); Income and Poverty.; Rural Development, (New March 2000); Agricultural development.; Development projects.; Food security.; Rural development.; Madagascar > Economic conditions.; Electronic books.
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This book (consisting of 13 chapters) tells the story of a development initiative in southern Madagascar, the Upper Mandrare River Basin Development Project (PHBM), which enabled a region suffering from chronic drought and famine to become the breadbasket of the south. The PHBM is also an example of...

Table of Contents:

• The Red Island, its people and its economy
• "Tsy mitolike" and the birth of a project
• Using and managing irrigation, a complex process
• More water, more rice : a green revolution
• Involving the communities
• The power of onions and garlic
• Where the zebu reigns
• Money matters : savings and loans
• Acknowledging the role of women in development
• Restoring the forests
• Spreading the word
• Working with others
• When the project leaves.