Location
Tsiatosika, MADAGASCAR
Grantee
Cédric Andriamananarivo Doriens
Project
Agroforestry in the Community of Tsiatosika
Cédric Andriamananarivo Doriens
Cédric Andriamananarivo Doriens is an agricultural engineer specialized in forestry and the environment, with a background rooted in farming communities. He has worked in reforestation, agroforestry, and biodiversity conservation across Madagascar, collaborating with organizations including GIZ, Health In Harmony, and Durrell Conservation. Trained in direct seeding, ecological monitoring, and community-based land restoration, he focuses on linking sustainable agriculture with ecosystem recovery. In the community of Tsiatosika, he saw families farming degraded land under growing climate pressure and designed a project combining training, reforestation, and crop production to help them build more resilient farming systems. The TPP grant was his first funded project, and the community nursery it helped establish now supports ongoing planting and refresher trainings across surrounding farms.
What the seed grant made possible
1200
seedlings planted to restore one hectare of degraded land
90
community members trained in agroforestry, nursery management, and sustainable agriculture
99%
seedling survival rate across native, endemic, fruit, and crop species
$900
in estimated income generated from the first harvest
The project
- The grant restored one hectare of degraded land with 1,200 seedlings of native, endemic, fruit, and crop species, achieving a survival rate above 99%.
- Ninety community members received hands-on training in agroforestry, nursery management, and sustainable agriculture, pairing theory with immediate field application.
- The project distributed coffee, clove, and Dalbergia seedlings and cabbage seeds, leading to a first harvest that generated approximately $900 in income.
- A community nursery is now in place to sustain future planting, supported by ongoing monitoring, refresher trainings, and new partnerships to scale restoration efforts.
Cédric Andriamananarivo Doriens is helping families in Tsiatosika, Madagascar, restore degraded land while building more productive and climate-resilient farms. With TPP support, the project planted 1,200 seedlings across one hectare with a survival rate above 99%, trained 90 community members in agroforestry and sustainable agriculture, and produced a first harvest worth about $900. Healthier soils and productive crops gave the community early confidence in agroforestry, while reducing pressure on natural forests and strengthening local food sovereignty, and a new community nursery will keep the work growing across surrounding farms.