News Project 1

By Eddy Josephson Randriamihary Fetra Sarobidy,  As Anisha Jo says in her song « Tu rayonnes… Il y a des rêves qu’on abandonne et puis d’autres pas ». (« you shine… there are some dreams you...

By Ravaka Ralandisoa,   July is almost over, yet the memories of my South African adventure a month ago still resonate within me. This year has been full of first-time experiences for me.The...

Our five field technicians have recently benefitted from an intensive six-day training on CSA techniques. The training was provided by Cote Sud in Farafangana, an organisation that promotes the adoption of agroecology and other techniques under the umbrella of CSA.

By Sarobidy Rakotonarivo,
Last week (November 2023), my team and I had the pleasure of hosting a team from the African Academy of Sciences as part of their visit to monitor the ARISE pilot program. They saw first-hand degraded farmland soils in eastern Madagascar due to the continued use of swidden agriculture, which involves burning and rotating crops. This practice leads to decreasing yields and soil erosion.

By Sarobidy Rakotonarivo,
Soon after we completed our baseline data collection with ~ 1,300 household farmers in February 2024, the two PhD students Ravaka Ralandisoa and Fetra Randriamihary and I visited our study villages to discuss the nuts and bolts of the additional credit that we are planning to transfer to the village savings groups in our study villages.

By Ravaka Ralandisoa ,
Stepping beyond my homeland for the first time, my UK journey has been an exhilarating odyssey! From Bangor’s beauty to the University of Cambridge, this experience has left an indelible mark on me, unveiling countless discoveries in a remarkably short period.