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

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. TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 8 ABOUT THE AUTHORS......Page 10 ACRONYMS......Page 12 LIST OF TABLES, CHARTS AND GRAPHS......Page 14 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 15 PREFACE......Page 17 FOREWORD......Page 27 1 THE RED ISLAND, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS ECONOMY......Page 28 2 “TSY MITOLIKE” AND THE BIRTH OF A PROJECT......Page 40 3 USING AND MANAGING IRRIGATION, A COMPLEX PROCESS......Page 48 4 MORE WATER, MORE RICE: A GREEN REVOLUTION......Page 71 5 INVOLVING THE COMMUNITIES......Page 101 6 THE POWER OF ONIONS AND GARLIC......Page 123 7 WHERE THE ZEBU REIGNS......Page 134 8 MONEY MATTERS – SAVINGS AND LOANS......Page 158 9 ACKNOWLEDGING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT......Page 173 10 RESTORING THE FORESTS......Page 201 11 SPREADING THE WORD......Page 209 12 WORKING WITH OTHERS......Page 217 13 WHEN THE PROJECT LEAVES......Page 229 REFERENCES......Page 242 CABI TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 10 ACRONYMS 12 LIST OF TABLES, CHARTS AND GRAPHS 14 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 15 PREFACE 17 FOREWORD 27 1 THE RED ISLAND, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS ECONOMY 28 2 “TSY MITOLIKE” AND THE BIRTH OF A PROJECT 40 3 USING AND MANAGING IRRIGATION, A COMPLEX PROCESS 48 4 MORE WATER, MORE RICE: A GREEN REVOLUTION 71 5 INVOLVING THE COMMUNITIES 101 6 THE POWER OF ONIONS AND GARLIC 123 7 WHERE THE ZEBU REIGNS 134 8 MONEY MATTERS – SAVINGS AND LOANS 158 9 ACKNOWLEDGING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT 173 10 RESTORING THE FORESTS 201 11 SPREADING THE WORD 209 12 WORKING WITH OTHERS 217 13 WHEN THE PROJECT LEAVES 229 REFERENCES 242 9781845937393,(hardback),9781845937409,(paperback) 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. Benoit Thierry ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 201-202). This book covers a development initiative in Madagascar that enabled a region suffering drought and famine to become the area's breadbasket. Working with local people, it delivered new cultivations, abundant harvests and improvements in infrastructure, media access, education and health.