By Brett Shapiro, Assefa Woldeyes, Harifidy Ramilison, Andrianiainasoa Rakotondratsima, Benoit Thierry
This booklet (consisting of thirteen chapters) tells the tale of a improvement initiative in southern Madagascar, the higher Mandrare River Basin improvement undertaking (PHBM), which enabled a area struggling with continual drought and famine to develop into the breadbasket of the south. The PHBM is usually an instance of built-in rural improvement. on hand In Print
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Mg). This project is located on the west coast and locally implements the government’s reform of the land-use rights and titling system, combining such action with interventions to optimize watershed production. mg). This programme provides business development services to overcome enterprise bottlenecks and is 37 transforming traditional clusters into modern value chains with the aim of strengthening professional business organizations. mg). This project (Phases I and II), to which this book dedicates itself, aims to boost food production in part of the dry region of the far south and to help strengthen the food security of rural inhabitants and improve their living conditions.
50 3. 4. Surface area rehabilitated by commune Annual growth of irrigated areas The majority of the rehabilitated areas are small and classified as independent schemes at the family or village level. The smallest schemes rehabilitated are 4 hectares and located in the commune of Mahaly. The largest are 464 hectares and are located in the commune of Marotsiraka. One fourth of the schemes are found in the commune of Tsivory, followed by Marotsiraka, Imanombo and Elonty, all of which have great potential for rice 51 cultivation in the project area.
When I was seven years old I started to draw, and I really loved it. I used to make drawings every day. And each day I was able to improve my drawings. In 1989, I left school and went to work in a fashion boutique, where I painted designs on fabric. This was in Tamatave, a port city on the east coast. I am from Ambovombe, which is extremely far from Tamatave. I was 24 when I found this work. Before, I used to do portraits of people. This is how I made my living after high school. In 1992 I created my own studio in Tamatave.
