Nourishing the Land, Nourishing the People ：A Madagascar Success Story

Publication subTitle ：A Madagascar Success Story

Author： Thierry B.; Shapiro B.; Ramilson H.; Rakotondratsima A.; Woldeyes A.

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2010

E-ISBN: 9781845937416

P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781845937393

Subject： F3 Agricultural Economy

Keyword： Agriculture and Related Industries Business and Economics Industries Hospitality Travel and Tourism Technology Agriculture General

Language： ENG

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Description

As accelerated urbanization widens the gap between rich and poor and population growth becomes a global phenomenon, key strategies promoting rural economic development need to be implemented. This book covers the progress of a development initiative in Madagascar that enabled a region suffering from chronic drought and famine to provide food and become the area''s breadbasket. Working with local people, the project delivered increased new cultivations, abundant harvests and improvements in infrastructure, media access, education and health. This is an indispensable book for development practitioners, NGOs, farmer associations and students in rural economics and related subjects.

Chapter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ACRONYMS

LIST OF TABLES, CHARTS AND GRAPHS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

FOREWORD

1 THE RED ISLAND, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS ECONOMY

2 “TSY MITOLIKE” AND THE BIRTH OF A PROJECT

3 USING AND MANAGING IRRIGATION, A COMPLEX PROCESS

4 MORE WATER, MORE RICE: A GREEN REVOLUTION

5 INVOLVING THE COMMUNITIES

6 THE POWER OF ONIONS AND GARLIC

7 WHERE THE ZEBU REIGNS

8 MONEY MATTERS – SAVINGS AND LOANS

9 ACKNOWLEDGING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT

10 RESTORING THE FORESTS

11 SPREADING THE WORD

12 WORKING WITH OTHERS

13 WHEN THE PROJECT LEAVES

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