Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) Madagascar Country Plan

Madagascar has been grappling with a growing crisis characterized by enduring food insecurity, malnutrition, and a declining resilience among its population. The demand for humanitarian assistance has doubled since 2016, driven by a complex interplay of factors, including the impacts of climate change, land degradation, and the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges are compounded by high poverty rates, rapid deforestation, land deterioration, stagnant or declining health outcomes, and frail institutional frameworks, rendering the country increasingly vulnerable in the face of natural disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, extreme temperatures, and rising sea levels, magnified by the increasing frequency and intensity of weather-related shocks.

Feed the Future will work to sustainably reduce global hunger, malnutrition, and poverty through three impact pathways in alignment with the GFSS objectives: (1) agro-ecological-economic; (2) resilience; and (3) the human and social capital impact pathways. Systems will be strengthened to mitigate, manage, and recover from shocks and enable people, households, and communities to build resilience and adapt to long-term stresses and future shocks.