The members of a local Disaster and Risk Management committee in Belamboa bas Village, South-West region of Madagascar, in April 02, 2019, planting cactus seedlings.
This region is Madagascar is hit by a chronic drought, that causes severe food insecurity among the community and their cattle. When the local Disaster and Risk Management Committee received support from ASOTRY project, funded by USAID/FFP, to implement a disaster management plan, they decided to plant cactus on a 4 hectares field, as a coping measure to food shortage for the cattle. Cactus is known to be resilient to hot and dry climates.
Drought management
Copyright © 2019 Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
Country
Madagascar
Topics
Disaster Risk Management
Download This Photo
By downloading this photo, I agree to the terms of use. I agree
to give credit when using this photo.
Download