Nourishing the land, nourishing the people : the story of one rural development project in the deep south of Madagascar that made a difference / Benoit Thierry ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thierry, Benoît.

Standardized Title:

Nourrir la terre, nourrir les hommes. English.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural development--Madagascar.

Rural development.

Madagascar--Economic conditions.

Madagascar.

Projet de mise en valeur du haut bassin du Mandrare (Madagascar).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 practiti

Contents:

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; REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-89353-X

1-84593-741-4

OCLC:

688481252