Economic Growth Madagascar Project #4497

A dedicated micro credit fund for rural Madagascar

by Zahana

Project Report | Oct 30, 2022
It is time to plant the seed-bank rice

By Markus Faigle | Volunteer Project Director

Rice-bank seeds ready for their members

We reported in our October 30, 2021 project report The rice bank: revitalizing a good idea that our newest village had embraced the idea of a seed-bank right after they joined Zahana (or scroll down to our project report from October 30, 2021 on the GlobalGiving Project page).

Instead of the one ton of rice we had initially agreed on, they decided to doubled their commitment and Zahana matched their two tons of rice to support their efforts, thanks to donations likes yours to this project.

Now, with the 2022 rice planting season in full swing after the rains it is time to put the brand new rice seed-bank into action. Our last site visit coincided with the sharing of the rice among their members for this planting season. The photos attached to this report document this historic occasion.

They agreed in writing that they will give back the rice each of them borrowed from their seed-bank around May 2023, after the rice harvest.

Keeping track of the rice-bank's inventory

Waiting in line at the their rice-bank

A bag of rice seeds on its way to be planted

The new seeds from the rice-bank

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