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Africa
Madagascar
Madagascar
Revival of rice-fish farming
in Madagascar’s highlands
Rice-fi sh culture
Targeting quality support services to improve
agricultural production
Economic information service on vegetables
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Summary and objectives
Target groups
Summary and objectives
Target groups
As elsewhere in the world, Madagascar has been hit
30 000 rice-fi sh farms, one local NGO.
FIFATA, the national farmers’ organisation, and its
FIFATA and its 13 regional associations; 11 CSAs;
hard by the combined effects of the global food crisis
and the fi nancial crisis that followed. In the Hauts
Plateaux, malnutrition manifests itself primarily as a
Final beneficiaries
140 000 consumers of fresh fi sh in rural areas.
13 regional associations (OPR) in eight regions of
Madagascar have developed a quality services offer,
adapted to producers’ specifi c problems. The fi rst
and 4 agricultural schools.
Final beneficiaries
protein defi ciency associated with a lack of foods of
task is to improve existing services, including techni-
About 20 000 farmers (120 000 people), young peo-
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animal origin. Freshwater fi sh are an important part
of the Malagasy diet. As inland fi sheries declined,
fi shing initiatives have fi gured prominently in development
plans. Combined rice-fi sh cultivation, in which
young fi sh are introduced into rice fi elds for fattening,
is particularly widespread in the Hauts Plateaux. It
is a major pillar of food security and represents the
main source of animal protein for over 100 000 rural
households. This project aims to promote this activity
to raise protein intake and to provide additional
sources of farm income.
Main activities
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 200 000
Amount requested *
€ 1 080 000
Partners
Bureau d’Expertise Sociale et de Diffusion Technique
(BEST), Madagascar; Association Française des
Volontaires du Progrès, France.
cal training, production of seeds, supply of inputs and
agricultural materials, vaccination, information, land
mediation and legal advice, and agricultural products
marketing. FIFATA’s second task is to bring in new
services – agricultural micro-insurance, support for
migrant workers, and common management of agricultural
materials. The overall objective is to promote
production and marketing of agricultural products
through quality support services, locally managed
by competent organisations.
Main activities
• improve quality service delivery through
ple from agricultural schools, (500 people), farmers
who apply to CSAs, and those who consume agricultural
products.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 440 000
Amount requested *
€ 1 080 000
Partners
FIFATA and its regional associations.
• assessing rice-fi sh culture in the Hauts Plateaux;
knowledge and experience sharing;
• installing and managing a fi sh hatchery;
• develop OPR management capabilities using
• training and advising farmers on rice-fi sh
synergies with other local actors, development of
cultivation and fattening young fi sh.
capabilities for professional sector management;
• train and support 11 CSAs (centres de services
agricoles – Menabe and Vakinankaratra regions);
Association Pisciculture et
Développement Rural en Afrique
(APDRA-F), France
contact@opdra.org
www.apdra.org
DCI-FOOD/128608/436
• support canteens in agricultural schools, creation
of a cheese factory, storage places, diversifi cation
of production.
FERT – Formation pour
l'Épanouissement et le Renouveau
de la Terre, France
fert@fert.fr
www.fert.fr
www.fert.fr/index-gb.htm
DCI-FOOD/128608/182
36 * Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties