Madagascar : adaptive options for growing atriatry rice in the context of climate change : the case of Marovoay

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Madagascar : pour une meilleure adaptation de la riziculture "atriatry" aux changements climatiques; le cas de MarovoayThe bulletin focuses on the Plain of Marovoay, encompassing 15,400 hectares of rice fields. Irrigation depends on hillside dams which are emptying faster due to shorter rainy seasons. The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) project “Vulnerability and Adaptation of Agricultural Systems in Madagascar” facilitated reflection among a group of farmers and the municipalities of Ankazomborona and Marovoay, to help them better adapt their rice growing to climate risks. This brief summarizes ideas that emerged from the group regarding adaptation measures taken during the project and the support needed to accompany their longer-term adaptation strategy

Madagascar : les stratégies d'adaptation aux cyclones dans la région d'Analanjirofo, Madagascar

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI : Madagascar : adapting to cyclones in Madagascar's Analanjirofo regio

Madagascar : pour une meilleure adaptation de la riziculture "atriatry" aux changements climatiques; le cas de Marovoay

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI : Madagascar : adaptive options for growing atriatry rice in the context of climate change : the case of Marovoa

Madagascar : adapting to cyclones in Madagascar's Analanjirofo region

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Madagascar : les stratégies d'adaptation aux cyclones dans la région d'Analanjirofo, MadagascarThis bulletin showcases some adaptive solutions developed by farmers of the Analanjirofo region along with the support needed to improve their capacity to adapt to cyclone intensification. Traditional clove crops are under threat. Following cyclone events, clove trees planted on wind-exposed slopes remain leafless and unproductive for years. Participating farmers studied pepper, vanilla and coffee as substitute crops more resistant to cyclones. These have an agile support structure that can regenerate in less than a year after the passage of a storm. To ensure food security and help farmers cope with economic shifts, two varieties of short-cycle rice were also piloted in farmers’ fields