{"id":25563,"date":"2021-11-29T09:31:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T09:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fert.fr\/?p=25563"},"modified":"2021-11-29T09:31:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T09:31:41","slug":"in-the-sofia-region-of-madagascar-planting-trees-to-improve-income-and-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fert.fr\/en\/in-the-sofia-region-of-madagascar-planting-trees-to-improve-income-and-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Sofia region of Madagascar, planting trees to improve income and the environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Madagascar, the recent news about famines in the south of the country cannot hide a reality that is not new: droughts and\/or floods affect most of the country. The first victims are the farmers who see a degradation of their productive capital and therefore a decrease in their income. For two years, the producer organizations that are members of Fifata have been mobilizing as actors in reforestation and the fight against climate change. To protect the soil and therefore the farmers’ income.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

Rina, a young farmer in the rural commune of Anjialava, in the Sofia region of northern Madagascar, is proud to talk about his projects. He manages a nursery of forest and fruit plants for his group and expresses his ambitions very simply: “In our village nursery, we produce 11,000 plants for 20 members each year. I am in charge of managing the nursery for the group, but for planting, we help each other to plant on our tanety [non-irrigated slopes]. As far as I am concerned, I have already planted more than 3000 Accacia plants. The plants here are only 5 months old. They grow very fast in this area. In just five years they will be full grown and I will already be able to cut them for lumber and charcoal. I will also have planted many more in the meantime and they will help protect the slope where the water sources of our plots are located. It’s work, but it’s a profitable investment for us and essential for our soils.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>