Stock-proof hedges to improve farming livelihoods and conserve Malagasy forests
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £203,670
WHERE Madagascar
Summary
The Agnalazaha forest, one of the largest remaining fragments of rare littoral forest in Madagascar, is threatened by cutting trees to make stakes by local subsistence farmers who erect fences to protect crops from free-ranging cattle. Cutting these stems degrades the forest, reduces its integrity, and impacts rare native biota. We will support farmers by providing training, equipment, and materials (including hedging plants) to plant and manage stock-proof hedges thereby protecting crops, improving livelihoods, and conserving the forest.
