The fishing industry, particularly sea fishing, provides a livelihood for many families in Madagascar, but it is under threat from environmental destruction, particularly forest fires. This sector provides a livelihood for 1,500,000 Madagascans. 80% of fishery products come from traditional fishing, in both fresh and salt water...

 

The wealth generated by fishing in Madagascar amounts to 750 million dollars each year, or 7% of the country's gross domestic product.

Numerous organisations are doing their best to promote fishing, encouraged by the State through the Ministry of Fishing and the Blue Economy, but environmental degradation is already affecting the scope of work of small-scale fishermen, particularly in sea fishing. According to World Bank statistics, sea fishing accounts for 10% of Madagascar's exports.

The livelihoods of the small-scale fishermen who use the lakes for their subsistence in Madagascar are also under threat due to the destruction of the environment and the increasing food needs of the Malagasy population and the scarcity of land for production.

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?’....

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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.

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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.

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