Terra Madre Day 2025 in Alakamisy Ambohimaha
Training in Pfumvudza techniques, nutrition awareness with Slow Food and a cooking contest with the National Nutrition Office.
8–11 December 2025
No. 4News
- Specimen
- Terra Madre Day 2025 in Alakamisy Ambohimaha
- Loc.
- Rural municipality of Alakamisy Ambohimaha
- Date
- 8–11 December 2025
- Leg.
- farmers’ associations of Alakamisy Ambohimaha
Four days of learning, cooking and celebrating local seeds, with Slow Food.
- around forty participants
- 200 mothers and children reached
- 5 groups in the cooking contest
Learning in the field
With the Pfumvudza Concept Programme (PPC), participants learned sustainable soil management, intercropping, agroforestry and mulching. After the theory, they put it into practice in the fields.
Eat local, eat healthy, eat clean
The sessions covered the Slow Food philosophy and the nutritional needs of pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and young children, with a focus on local produce and traditional seeds.
The cooking contest
Five groups cooked with local produce: soy milk, sweet potato soup, soy bread, cassava spring rolls, sweet potato dumplings. The contest was organised with the National Nutrition Office (ONN).
The three winning recipes
- Soy milk: Creamy and smooth, with an authentic taste.
- Cassava spring rolls: Crisp, filled with fresh vegetables and spices.
- Sweet potato dumplings: Soft, made with local sweet potatoes.
The best cooks received their prizes from the mayor of Alakamisy Ambohimaha, and then everyone tasted the dishes together.
What comes next
A new local Slow Food community is being set up, and follow-up training is planned for 2026.