Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...

in northeastern Madagascar. Community members allowed the team to trap small mammals and bats in their homes and fields, ...

Evidence suggests the first human encounter with Madagascar's amazing biodiveristy ... a portion of the forest and then burns it, planting rice that is irrigated by rainfall alone.

Rice is grown in flooded fields called ‘paddies’. It is the main food source for the 20 million people living in Madagascar. [IN PADDY FIELD] CHILD: How long does it take him to grow all of ...

Heavily fertilized, continuously flooded rice fields produce greenhouse gases that contribute ... make SRI adoption affordable to small-scale rice farmers. SRI originated in Madagascar in 1986, and ...

See All Key Ideas ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — The Malagasy government ... citing the silting up of local rice fields as one example. More than a hundred environmental and human rights ...

Kevin Schafer Clustered in the mountains of northeastern Madagascar, they are known locally ... Others burn their forest habitat to make room for rice fields. Loggers also destroy silky habitat ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation The Malagasy government aims for self-sufficiency in rice production by 2027, targeting 6 million tons in 2024 and 11 ...

Disease ecologists were curious about which species in Madagascar could transmit ... hillside crop fields and flooded rice fields. They also obtained permission to trap animals in the rainforest ...