Reforestation workshop with ADES

Some 17 ADES partners shared their results, difficulties and solutions. Voiala’s technician, Mr Ratovoarison, presented the association’s work. Field visits: the Bemelo agroforestry site and the Analamanitra reference site (Farafangana), with the association SANTATRA.

25 Oct – 2 Nov 2025

Man speaking into a microphone behind a table with a laptop and projector in a meeting room

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Specimen: Reforestation workshop with ADES
Loc.: Manakara; Bemelo; Analamanitra, Farafangana
Date: 25 Oct – 2 Nov 2025
Leg.: ADES and its partners

Innovations shared: drip irrigation, propagation of bamboo and native plants, bi-clonal coffee
Obstacles noted: insecurity, land tenure, bushfires, climate hazards, reliance on grants, low involvement of women in the South
Ways forward: simplified management plans, tree-planters’ associations, income-generating activities, ecotourism, more women involved

ADES · Funder and technical partner

Supports the nurseries, run in close collaboration with Voiala. ADES brings its reforestation partners together around three goals: resilience to climate change, better food security and less rural poverty. Voiala took part in its Manakara workshop in 2025.