APDRA began working in Madagascar in 2006, in the Betafo area (Vakinankaratra), to provide technical and institutional support to small-scale carp fry producers in rice fields. This support to rice-fish farmers was then extended to other municipalities of Vakinankraratra, then to other regions of the Highlands: Haute Matsiatra, Itasy, Amoron'i Mania and Atsinanana.

The association is also committed to the East Coast, where it supports the development of a pond pond culture, inspired by the one currently supported in West and Central Africa.

Finally, in the suburbs of Antananarivo, the capital, APDRA works for the production and marketing of quality fish, and provides technical support to producers in semi-intensive systems.

Today, APDRA intervenes on the Highlands through several projects: (i) the Component A of the Sustainable Aquaculture Project in Madagascar (PADM), funded by the German cooperation (GIZ / BMZ), (ii) the second phase of the Support Project for Fish Farming Markets in Analamanga (AMPIANA2), funded by the European Union, (iii) the SANUVA Project, leaded by AgriSud International and funded by the European Union, (iv) the malagasy component of the the DeFiP program (Development of Fish Value Chain) co-funded by by the Agence Française de Développement, (v) the DINAAMICC Project (Integrated approaches and support for innovative and climate-resilient family farming in Madagascar) leaded by Cirad and funded by the European Union and (vi) the ALEFA Agroecology Project. Through this last project, APDRA is also continuing its activities on the East Coast. This action is co-financed by the Agence Française de Développement, the Normandy Region, the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region and the Lord Michelham of Hellingly Foundation. On the East Coast, APDRA is also involved in the RESAMP Project (Reducing schistosomiasis through aquaculture interventions in Madagascar: a pilot study) leaded by the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) funded by the German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA).

To carry out its actions, APDRA works in partnership with the French research institut Cirad as well as with the FIFATA producer organization  and the national agricultural research center FOFIFA. It also  collaborates closely with the Malagasy Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy.