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Nourishing the land, nourishing the people : the story of one rural development project in the deep south of Madagascar that made a difference / Brett Shapiro ... [and others] ; under the coordination of Benoit Thierry ... [and others].
Lippincott Library HD2129.5 .N6813 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Nourrir la terre, nourrir les hommes. English.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Projet de mise en valeur du haut bassin du Mandrare (Madagascar).
- Rural development--Madagascar.
- Rural development.
- Madagascar--Economic conditions.
- Madagascar.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 202 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color maps, color portraits ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Rome, Italy : IFAD ; Wallingford, Osfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2010]
- 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.
- Notes:
- "A Madagascar success story"--Cover and spine.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202).
- ISBN:
- 9781845937393
- 1845937392
- 9781845937409
- 1845937406
- OCLC:
- 624547102
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