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  • Oct 2019 - Sep 2024
  • Madagascar

Combating food insecurity in Southern Madagascar

USAID Maharo

"Maharo" means capable to protect or defend in Antandroy, one of the local languages in Madagascar. True to its name, Maharo promoted food security and nutrition in the Androy and Atsimo Andrefana regions of Madagascar -- a semi-arid region that has experienced severe drought and flooding. Maharo was a USAID-Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance-funded project implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) with several local and international partners, including Land O'Lakes Venture37. Venture37 is responsible for livestock interventions with project participants. Venture37 has implemented activities related to animal health and production, as well as animal sourced food consumption. 

HERE ARE SOME OF THE AMAZING RESULTS:
1,814
lead farmers trained on breeding techniques and marketing
12,257
animals were treated during livestock health awareness campaigns.
17
G-FEAST plans implemented

THREE FOCUS AREA

Boosting Knowledge of Animal Husbandry Best Practices:

The project is training lead farmers on animal husbandry, animal health, and marketing to improve livestock health and quality for sale in markets. These lead farmers made a commitment to train other farmers in their communities to share their knowledge.

Improving Access to Livestock Health Services:

With the ministry, the project trained and certified community animal production and health agents to provide technical advice animal health services, and inputs to farmers that would otherwise have to wait for an extended period for a veterinarian. Maharo is the first project to establish this type of animal health extension service in Madagascar.

Including Women in Livestock Production:

The project used a digital assessment tool called the Gendered Feed Assessment Tool (G-FEAST) to determine feed resources, developing location-specific feed strategies and improve animal feeding. The G-FEAST focuses on how women and men face different constraints when feeding their livestock.

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