{"id":1563,"date":"2020-10-07T09:48:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T07:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ietp.thenoklu-studio.com\/soafiary-exemple-entreprise-malgache-socialement-responsable\/"},"modified":"2021-01-21T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T10:03:20","slug":"soafiary-socially-responsible-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entreprenanteafrique.thenoklu-studio.com\/en\/soafiary-socially-responsible-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"SOAFIARY: the case of a socially responsible company in Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"

A company can be much more than just an economic player. It can play a significant societal role, as demonstrated by the Malagasy company Soafiary. Since its creation in 2006, this agrobusiness company has integrated its social commitment at the heart of its business model. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Founded in 2006 by the Malagasy promoter Malala Rabenoro, SOAFIARY is specialized in the sourcing, processing and commercialization of cereals and leguminous plants<\/strong> on local and international markets. The company begins to diversify its activities in 2017. The company sets up a feed mill unit and launches the SOADIO project, a contract farming project run in collaboration with the diocese of the Vakinankaratra region, located in the highlands of Madagascar. The company\u2019s operating site is located in this rural area, known as \u201cthe farmer\u201d of Madagascar.<\/p>\n

The Vakinankaratra region is not spared by the precarious situation that prevails in the country, with an extremely low literacy rate, an infrastructure deficit and a high poverty rate. As an actor committed to the development of its region and its country, Soafiary aim to address these social and economic challenges.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Promoting employment among an underprivileged and undereducated population<\/h2>\n

The local population lives mainly from subsistence agriculture or livestock farming<\/strong>. They often find it difficult to produce enough to ensure self-sufficiency, let alone to develop their activity. Due to a lack of education, they are not eligible for qualified positions in the business world.<\/p>\n

Soafiary is committed to facilitating the professional integration of this population<\/strong>. The company employs nearly 200 people, most of whom are locals. They are engaged in field work, manual sorting of legumes and packaging of products. The company has made the choice to do the sorting and packaging activities manually, even if automation is possible. This choice makes it possible to create more jobs.<\/p>\n

Soafiary’s contribution also takes the form of financial assistance in the form of loans granted to employees, to help them develop another income-generating activity. Doing so, Soafiary provides the surrounding community with the opportunity to improve their economic condition through access to dual employment.<\/p>\n

Soafiary is committed to facilitating the professional integration of a local population that lives mainly from subsistence agriculture or livestock farming.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Accompanying employees on literacy and hygiene issues<\/h2>\n

Soafiary’s employees include 21% who are illiterate, 46% who have completed primary school and 25% who have completed lower secondary education. Hiring poorly educated people from the rural world is a real commitment on the part of the company, which has put in place extensive support<\/strong> to enable them to assimilate key production techniques, learn hygiene measures and basic skills such as reading and writing.<\/p>\n

Soafiary regularly conducts awareness sessions on hygiene issues<\/strong> for its employees, including the correct use of the sanitary block and water hygiene. Regarding literacy, the company focuses on teaching employees to read and write so that they can check their pay<\/strong> slips<\/strong>, by identifying and validating information concerning them, in particular their first and last names, and then signing it if the slip is satisfactory to them. This has created a climate of trust and exchange within the company.<\/p>\n

These measures may seem basic but their implementation is not easy and can be time consuming.<\/strong> The production director, Ms. Agn\u00e8s Randrianampizafy, plays a key role in their implementation thanks to her background as a teacher. As she explains, \u201cIt takes good teaching skills, patience, and discipline\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Supporting and training small producers trough the Soadio project<\/h2>\n

The agribusiness sector is at the crossroads of several serious issues<\/strong>: the integration of small producers, environmental protection, product quality and price competitiveness, all this in a highly competitive international market.<\/p>\n

Soafiary is trying to respond to these challenges through its Soadio project, a model of responsible contract farming<\/strong> that consists of training small producers and providing them with the agricultural equipment and inputs needed to farm the 4,100 Ha of land belonging to the Diocese of the Vakinankaratra region. Since the project launch in 2017, 380 Ha have been exploited and the entire production is purchased by Soafiary.<\/p>\n

The project represents an important socio-economic driving force for the region<\/strong>. It aims at improving the living conditions of small producers in Morarano, a rural commune located 200 km from the Soafiary exploitation site, where the Diocese’s lands are located. It also allows for the inclusion of small producers in Soafiary’s value chain, who now ensure the company\u2019s supply.<\/p>\n

This inclusive partnership between Soafiary and the Diocese is a step towards greater social and humanitarian cohesion. This is a prerequisite for launching various projects<\/strong>: setting up an irrigation system, strengthening the fields to combat erosion, strengthening the basic health center by providing medical equipment, improving the village’s only school by extending classrooms, supporting agricultural training centers, to name but a few.<\/p>\n

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Soafiary demonstrates that integrating social commitments at the heart of its business model can be beneficial for the company. This approach has generated greater commitment from its employees, but also enabled the company to build a sustainable model of contract farming that secures its supply volume while meeting the challenges of product quality and traceability.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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