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Ten zebus were donated to five rural communities in the Fetraomby area (Eastern Madagascar), as part of a development project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Zebus, otherwise known as humped cattle, are mainly farmed in (sub)tropical climates. The cattle have a recognizable fatty hump on their shoulders. These ten zebus will be put to work on the rice fields. The animals are welcomed by the locals, as they had to work the land by hand before the cattle's arrival.

Within each community two people were trained on how to take care of the zebus and how to use them on the fields. The farmers can now rely on these people and the zebus to help them plough their fields.

One plough is pulled by two zebus. With the help of the zebus the fields are ploughed more thoroughly. This leads to a more sustainable result: higher crop yields and less soil degradation.