As the culture of the written word is not yet anchored in the Malagasy mind, a necessary means of communicating, valuing and capitalising is the oral.
Madagascar has many resources, particularly human, material, informational, temporal and mostly natural. After many attempts at colloquia and seminars, journalists are still wondering about the impact of research results from doctoral schools on development. The recommendations are certainly included in the solutions proposed by these researchers. But the change is not effective.
With a view to solving development problems, the Doctoral School of Natural Resource Management and Development organised a colloquium from 18 October to 21 October 2022 to share the research results of doctoral students, supervised by eminent professors. Particular attention has been paid to the presence of the private sector and the farmers' association to discuss the application of research to development.
According to Professor Bruno Ramamonjisoa, administrators and scientists do not get along well because of culture and hierarchy, which tends to create a pit. The researchers' thoughts led to providing knowledge to managers rather than attracting knowledge to managers. As the writing culture is not yet rooted in the Malagasy spirit, a necessary medium for communication, evaluation and capitalization is oral.
Organised by the University of Antananarivo and hosted by the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques, the Doctoral School "Management of Natural Resources and Development" aims to solve the problems of natural resource management for sustainable development, with the specific objectives of
- Support and improve training through research in natural resource management that leads to development
- Training conceptual frameworks for research and operations for better natural resource management
- Provide senior management training for the next generation of teachers in the disciplines covered by the host teams
Sustainable development is not just about the environment, as it is on a global scale. The sustainability of development also begins with the design of a development model adapted to each country, especially those of the South. For this reason, the development recommended by the Graduate School also and mainly concerns the economic and social aspects of development.