14 to 21 days
MDCBridge SAVA University Field Program
The university program: a field school in SAVA, between the vanilla supply chain, watersheds and montane rainforest. It uses comparable protocols and includes reporting back to local partners.
- Duration
- 14 to 21 days
- Who it’s for
- Universities, field schools, laboratories
- Group
- 8 to 20 students for a field school
- Languages
- French and English
What you will study
- Agroforestry and supply-chain economics
- Watershed hydrology and rice farming
- Ecology of altitudinal gradients
- Conservation and non-invasive monitoring
- Geoarchaeology and heritage
Program sequences
Sequences taken from the signature journey. The final program is built with your group according to season, access and permits.
See the full day-by-day itineraryDay 12
Vohémar / Iharana
Geology, coastline and Rasikajy heritage
Reading the coastline, the port and the geological setting, followed by a heritage and scientific archaeology sequence.
Day 13
Vohémar – Sambava
From bedrock to working landscape
Transfer to Sambava with landscape stops. An introduction to vanilla systems, villages and land-use change.
Day 14
Sambava
A global supply chain seen at local scale
A day on vanilla production, curing, quality and traceability, with local partners.
Day 15
Andapa
Water links mountain, rice field and town
Drive to Andapa and study of its agricultural basin.
Day 16
Marojejy or Anjanaharibe-Sud
Altitudinal gradients and rainforest research
A day, or the start of a forest module, depending on fitness, access and schedule.
Related research modules
M5
Vohémar
Geoarchaeology, archaeometry, heritage
Interdisciplinary research note and heritage interpretation proposal
M6
Sambava and Andapa
Agroforestry, water, biodiversity
Comparative dataset and sustainability diagnostics
M7
Marojejy and Anjanaharibe-Sud
Ecology, conservation, global change
Replicable protocol, field data, report to the site manager
Possible mission formats
A14 days
Intensive field school
One main theme and two secondary themes, 8 to 20 students, strong teaching component.
B21 days
Interdisciplinary university mission
Three to four field-laboratory sites, comparable protocols, interim presentations.
Let’s plan your crossing
Tell us who you are and what you want to understand. We will build the program, schedule and quote with you.
- contact@mdcbridge.mg
- Ground partner
- sifaka-voyages.com