Madagascar Madagascar: The importance of emergency obstetric care for mothers (UNFPA) admin | August 1, 2024 It was time to leave for the hospital. Samueline Razafindravao had intended to give birth at her home in southern […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Beekeepers persist despite fires and forest losses (Mongabay) admin | January 6, 2023 Dobolalina is a village in Madagascar that is home to one of the last primary forests in Madagascar’s Central Highlands, […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Women plant mangroves to protect ecosystem Daniela Loberline | May 25, 2020 It’s 9 a.m. in Ampahazony, a town about 20 kilometres from Mahajanga in the North West region of Madagascar. Along […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Rice farmers ask gov’t to repair infrastructure after natural disasters Daniela Loberline | October 15, 2018 Mr. Haja painfully rises from his bed and staggers from the room. It’s three o’clock in the morning and he […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Farmers use bat dung fertilizer to increase long-term yields (RFI) admin | September 11, 2017 In Madagascar’s highlands, vegetable farmer Jean-Baptiste Ramarison is gradually switching from chemical fertilizer to organic manure. And not just any […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Young farmer raises earthworms to pay school fees Noro Raoeliharison | July 17, 2017 Thérèse Tinarimanana is a 20-year-old high school student who splits her days between attending school and raising earthworms. On […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Farmers cook to keep their children in school Noro Raoeliharison | December 23, 2016 There is a saying: A hungry stomach has no ears. When schoolchildren are hungry, they can’t concentrate, and they lose […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Farmers hit hard by drought (BBC Afrique) admin | December 19, 2016 A few months ago, Tema planted sweet potatoes. When she returned to her field to check on the crop, nothing […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Food relief scaled up in response to famine (UN News Agency) admin | October 10, 2016 More than one million people are facing famine in southern Madagascar. The country is facing a food crisis after three […]
Madagascar Madagascar: Young farmer raises earthworms to pay school fees Noro Raoeliharison | December 21, 2015 Thérèse Tinarimanana is a 20-year-old high school student who splits her days between attending school and raising earthworms. On a […]