Recovery & Resilience

Communities in southeast Madagascar are facing growing pressure from climate change, extreme weather events, and fluctuating aid, all of which threaten livelihoods and nutrition. Through the Recovery & Resilience Fund, SEED is helping to lay the foundation for long-term resilience by strengthening food security, environmental sustainability, and building skills.

In March 2025, the agroforestry pilot project was launched next to Tsagnoriha Primary School. Agroforestry offers a sustainable approach, combining the benefits of both agriculture and forestry, and has proven effective in restoring degraded soils and improving water retention. With approximately 3,000 m², the site aims to strengthen food security by ensuring a consistent, year-round harvest that supports schoolchildren’s nutrition and builds resilience to climate change.

To date, a total of 615 kg of vegetables have been harvested, providing over 1,501 servings of vegetables; a huge success and testament to the dedication and efforts of the community planting leads, teachers, students and community members involved in the project.

Additionally, the project aims to promote resilient and sustainable farming practices within the Tsagnoriha community, with a training session having been delivered to 10 community farmers on soil preparation and organic fertilisation. An environmental education session was also delivered to strengthen students’ understanding of environmental protection and sustainable practices.

An extension of the ongoing Agroforestry Pilot is planned and will be established at two SEED-built school sites in close collaboration with the communities involved. The extension will involve the planting of 600 trees alongside 15,840 diverse crops. Harvests from these sites will provide 53,000 portions of vegetables to the schoolchildren. Additionally, SEED will plant 1,300 Moringa oleifera (Moringa) trees on community-owned land to offset carbon emissions from the construction of four new schools, plus an additional 1,300 community-selected trees for local resource use.

This has all been possible thanks to your support. We are deeply appreciative of your generosity and thank you for being part of this journey, helping communities in southeast Madagascar to build resilience to climate change and food insecurity, improving nutrition for schoolchildren.