SALOHI MADAGASCAR Livelihood zone map and descriptions December 2013 LIVELIHOOD ZONE MAP FOR MADAGASCAR FEWS NET is a USAID-funded activity. The authors’ views expressed in this publication FEWS NET Washington do not necessarily reflect the view of the United States Agency for International [email protected] Development or the United States Government. www.fews.net MADAGASCAR Livelihood zone map and descriptions December 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Livelihood zone map for Madagascar .................................................................................................................................. 1 Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Glossary ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Mapping methodology and livelihood descriptions ............................................................................................................. 8 Livelihoods in Madagascar ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Recent events affecting food security in Madagascar ........................................................................................................ 12 Frequent hazards ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 Cyclones ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Locusts ................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Fishing in Madagascar ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Livestock in Madagascar .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Extreme North: sugar cane, fishing, tourism (Zone 1) ........................................................................................................ 17 Zone 1: Seasonal calendar ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Zone 1: Food access calendar for poor households ............................................................................................................... 18 North: vanilla, clove, coconut tree (Zone 2) ....................................................................................................................... 19 Zone 2: Seasonal calendar ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Zone 2: Food access calendar for poor households ............................................................................................................... 21 Sofia River Bassin: tobacco, onion, fishing (Zone 3) ........................................................................................................... 22 Zone 3: Seasonal calendar ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 Zone 3: Food access calendar for poor households ............................................................................................................... 23 Northern Highland: rice, zebu (Zone 4) .............................................................................................................................. 24 Zone 4: Seasonal calendar ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Zone 4: Food access calendar for poor households ............................................................................................................... 25 Betsiboka Delta: rice, fishing (Zone 5) ................................................................................................................................ 26 Zone 5: Seasonal calendar ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 Zone 5: Food access calendar for poor households ............................................................................................................... 27 Upper Betsiboka: gold mining, rice, cows (Zone 6) ............................................................................................................ 28 Zone 6: Seasonal calendar ..................................................................................................................................................... 29 Zone 6: Food access calendar for poor households ............................................................................................................... 29 Alaotra: rice, fishing, livestock rearing (Zone 7) ................................................................................................................. 30 Zone 7: Seasonal calendar ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 Zone 7: Food access calendar for poor households ............................................................................................................... 32 Toamasina: clove, coffee, trade (Zone 8) ........................................................................................................................... 33 Zone 8: Seasonal calendar ..................................................................................................................................................... 34 Zone 8: Food access calendar for poor households ............................................................................................................... 34 West: rice, fishing, maize (Zone 9) ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Zone 9: Seasonal calendar ..................................................................................................................................................... 36 Zone 9: Food access calendar for poor households ............................................................................................................... 36 Agropastoral Midwest: rice, maize, pulses (Zone 10) ......................................................................................................... 37 Zone 10: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................... 38 Zone 10: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................. 38 Central Iarivo: rice, market gardening, eucalyptus (Zone 11) ............................................................................................. 39 Zone 11: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................... 40 Zone 11: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................. 40 Moramanga: forest, small business, market gardening (Zone 12) ...................................................................................... 41 Zone 12: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................... 42 Zone 12: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................. 42 Center-East: litchi, coffee, citrus (Zone 13) ........................................................................................................................ 43 Zone 13: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................... 44 Zone 13: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................. 44 Ankaratra: staple crops, horticulture, milk (Zone 14)......................................................................................................... 45 Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) 2 MADAGASCAR Livelihood zone map and descriptions December