This agrobiodiversity case study (No.3) from Madagascar is the third of six case studies prepared by forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs) for the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF).

It describes the actions of the Analamanga Regional Branch of the National Platform for Women, Sustainable Development and Food Security (Antenne Régionale Analamanga de la Plateforme Nationale Femmes, Développement Durable et Sécurité Alimentaire - or ARFDDSA Analamanga).

Located 40km outside the capital city of Antananarivo, ARFDDSA Analamanga helps its smallholder members to diversify their planting practices, with the 20 members interviewed found to be growing more than 34 types of crops: 24 agricultural and 10 fruit tree crops and rearing 13 types of livestock. Despite this agrobiodiversity, driven by strong market demand from the capital city, the natural vegetation is severely reduced and is under heavy pressure from intense annual agricultural cycles.