PAPRIZ III recorded a positive increase during the last crop year. A product that is driving the growth and development of rice production in Madagascar. Average yields rose by more than 5 tonnes per hectare in the 11 previous regions where the project operates. The number of irrigated plains has been increased by more than 50. Over 37,000 farmers have been trained...

 

These are just some of the things that happened at the third meeting of the project's coordinating committee, reporting on the work carried out in the last agricultural year and recommending a renewed working model for the next.

A great deal of effort went into achieving these results. Papriz supported the rice production chain at the model sites. Over 100 water user associations have received support. There are also 17 cooperatives, according to Fanja Raharinomena, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The strategy for future rice exports has also been established. This represents a new business opportunity on the international market, and also strengthens Madagascar's position as a rice producer.

Message from the Bishops at the end of the Pilgrimage

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You who have come in such large numbers to take part in this national pilgrimage, as well as all of you who are following it from home through the media. We, the bishops of Madagascar, would like to express our deep gratitude to you for having responded to our invitation and for having brought this jubilee initiated by Pope Francis to life spiritually. With you, we take up Mary's song: ‘My soul exalts the Lord’ and we repeat with her: ‘What shall I repay the Lord for all the good he has done me?’....

Read more ...

Love and Salvation

Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.

Read more ...

Zatti, our brother

The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.

Read more ...