vue - Madagascar - IFAD - Agriculture: fight poverty in Upper Mandrare Basin - Part.2

(Madagascar/ IFAD) The PHBM project implemented by MAEP and financed by IFAD was a success in the Mandrare basin: 500 ha of rice were developed producing annually 25 000 tons thanks to SRI (rice intensification technique) and 800 tons of onions. this benefited to 22000 familys who saw their income increase by 75%. In a dynamic of integrated development, the project has also worked in the struggle against deforestation, protection of livestock health, providing access to micro-finance, opening up of the region through construction of roads, working on water access, health, education, even setting up literacy campaigns for adults.