International Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development ISSN: 2716-7969 Vol. 6(2), pp. 147-151, June, 2020.  © Advanced Scholars Journals

Full length Research paper

Decision-making methods on farming management in Madagascar.

Dr. Zafitody C^1*, Pr Sylvain R² and Pr Romaine R²

^*1Lecturer, University of Toamasina, Higher Regional Institute of Technology of the East Coast,

²Full Professors, University of Antananarivo, Higher School of Agronomic Sciences,

*Corresponding Author’s Email: [email protected] 

Accepted 5 June, 2020.

Abstract 

This research focuses on the analysis about decision-making on farming management of Malagasy farmers. An analogy exists between a farm and a business. The latter operates with a decision-making center and a distinct objective, which is profit optimization. The farm manager should do everything possible to achieve his goal: either self-subsistence or monetary income. However, decision-making is not so easy. The objective of this study is to give a proposal of a decision-making tool toward the farmer, in order to help him optimizing his farm. The result led to a model allowing the farmer to make a decision between two objective functions: self-subsistence or monetary revenue. After a literature review, field observations, a survey of 340 households and simulations were carried out. The resulting model could be useful and replicable in other places while taking into account local realities.

Keywords: Toamasina II District, objective functions, self-subsistence, monetary revenue, food security.