@article{fdi:010091939,
  title = {{P}articipatory action research on available organic resources for the production of vermicompost in {M}adagascar highlands},
  author = {{R}akotobe, {R}. and {R}azafindrakoto, {M}. and {R}avonjiarison, {N}. and {B}lanchart, {E}ric and {A}ndriamifidy, {T}. {R}. and {B}ernard, {L}aetitia and {R}aminoarison, {M}. and {R}akotomalala, {H}. {H}. and {R}atsiatosika, {O}. and {A}utfray, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}escription of the subject. {I}n a peri-urban commune in {M}adagascar, {P}articipatory {A}ction {R}esearch ({PAR}) aims to improve the supply of organic fertilizer through vermicomposting. {O}bjectives. {F}irstly, an inventory of plant resources was carried out, with a study of their availability over the three agricultural seasons. {M}ethod. {A} capitalization on local knowledge was performed by combining individual surveys and group workshops involving 42 farmers and 10 facilitators. {R}esults. {S}ixty-three species were identified with their scientific and local names. {T}hese resources were grouped into contrasting entities: trees, shrubs, succulents, fallow and fallow grass, weeds, and crop residues. {T}heir various other uses were specified. {R}ice residues, straw, and husks are available outside the rainy season ({M}ay to {N}ovember), while weeds and annual species from fallow and uncultivated land are mainly available during the rainy season ({D}ecember to {A}pril). {A} capitalization workshop involving 42 farmers and 10 facilitators enabled knowledge of 27 of the 63 species to be compiled. {S}ix main plant resources were identified collectively, including three shrubs, rice straw, fallow and fallow grass straw, and banana residues. {C}onclusions. {T}his survey, part of a {PAR} loop, helped to determine the availability of plant resources for vermicomposting and to combine local and scientific knowledge as part of a cross-learning process.},
  keywords = {{P}articipatory research ; diagnosis ; cultivated plants ; wild plants ; indigenous knowledge ; ecology ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iotechnologie {A}gronomie {S}oci{\'e}t{\'e} et {E}nvironnement},
  volume = {28},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {131--146},
  ISSN = {1370-6233},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.25518/1780-4507.20867},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091939},
}