Nourishing the land, nourishing the people [ the story of one rural development project inthe deep south of Madagascar that made a difference
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 adagascar that enabled a region suffering from...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
CABI ,
c2010
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| Online Access: | https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2010/20103344990.pdf |
Table of Contents:
- 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 onion 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