'''The word ''tavy'' stands for the slash and burn agriculture practised in Madagascar. Tavy literally means "the fields so cultivated".'''
Tavy is a traditional Malagasy farming method to clear forest land for farming land. Unfortunately the so won land can be cultivated only for a limited time and the farmers are forced to clear more land. There, where no trees are left, rain cannot sink into the earth. The consequence is erosion, washing the red earth into the rivers and making them "bleed". Although it is raining, the land will slowly dry out[[File:Ankarafantsika_National_Park_023. jpg|600px|thumb|none|Large fire in [[Ankarafantsika National Park]]]]
Madagascar has Tavy is a very rich fauna traditional Malagasy farming method to clear forest for farming land. Unfortunately, the additionally gained land can be cultivated only for a limited time and flora and many species the farmers are forced to clear more land. However, where no trees are endemicleft, meaning they grow/live only on this islandrain cannot sink into the earth. Due to slash The consequence is erosion, washing the red earth into the rivers and burnmaking them "bleed". Although it is raining, more and more forests disappear and therefore many species face extinctionthe land will slowly dry out.
[[Razia Said]], Madagascar has a Malagasy singer very rich fauna and flora and songwritermany species are endemic, brings with her music the subject of "tavy" meaning they live and its consequences grow only on this island. Due to the ears of the world. Incomes from the selling of her album ''Zebu Nation'' are partly used on reforesting programs in Madagascarslash and burn, especially in the [[Masoala]] regionmore and more forests disappear and therefore many species face extinction.
A Malagasy proverb says ''Tsy misy ala, tsy misy rano, tsy misy vary.'' - without the foresr, there will be no more water, without water, there will be no more rice.
[[File:Tavy_001.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Burned fields en-route [[Mahajanga]]]] [[Razia Said]], a Malagasy singer and songwriter, brings the subject of "tavy" and its consequences into her music and to the ears of the world. Income from the selling of her album ''Zebu Nation'' is partly used for reforesting programs in Madagascar, especially in the [[Masoala]] region. <table width="600" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="beige"> === Slash and Burn, by Razi [[Razia Said''']] === __NOEDITSECTION__
One day in May<br>
think of the generations to come
Don't we have a choice<br/td></tr></table>
