Dr. Ravaka Felandranja Andriatsitohaina


Dr. Ravaka Felandranja ANDRIATSITOHAINA

Visiting Fellow: January to June, 2026

Dr. Andriatsitohaina Ravaka Felandranja is a lecturer-researcher at the Institut Supérieur de Technologie Régional de la Côte-Est, University of Toamasina, Madagascar. Her research focuses on the remediation of degraded soils, particularly those affected by erosion, as well as soils polluted by microplastics and heavy metals, with a strong emphasis on soil health and environmental sustainability. She is also the founder of Lonatany Madagascar, a consultancy firm supporting rural communities in their transition toward sustainable agricultural practices.

Research Areas

 

  • Soil fertility dynamics and bio-indicators, integrating ecological monitoring approaches to assess soil health, ecosystem functioning, and environmental change
  • Soil pollution remediation and land degradation restoration processes within the framework of sustainable environmental management
  • Environmental management and sustainable land-use systems, supporting resilient agroecosystems and long-term soil restoration strategies 

Recent Publications

 

  1. Rakotonirina Martin, Andriatsitohaina, R., & Razanakolona, D. (2025). 
    Instabilité des prix du riz à Madagascar : Analyse économique et stratégies d’adaptation des producteurs. African Scientific Journal, 3(31), 1985. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17166113Andriatsitohaina, R., Sumalan, R., & Rasolomampianina, R. (2025).
  2. Effects of biochar use on drought and salinity stresses for cowpea production. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1455, Article 012007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1455/1/012007
  3. Andriatsitohaina, R., Randriamboavonjy, J.-C., & Rarojoson, J. (2020). 
    Effect of using fossil coal amendment (black carbon) for beans production on ferralsol of Madagascar. Acta Horticulturae, 1267, 63–68. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1267.11 

Achievements/Honours

 

  1. Awarded the ARUA Mastercard-Carnegie Early Career Research Fellowship, University of Ghana (2026), supporting advanced research on biochar-based remediation strategies and erosion control in Ferralsols under tropical conditions.
  2. Selected for the TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Visiting Fellowship, University of Udine, Italy (2025), contributing to international research collaboration in environmental soil science and sustainable land management through laboratory and field-based scientific exchange.
  3. Recipient of the Eugen Ionescu Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timișoara, Romania (2023), focusing on plant–soil interactions under abiotic stress and the role of soil amendments in improving crop resilience.