AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoFood Security: About 3.7 million people in Madagascar face acute food insecurity, including 426,000 in critical conditions. Drought and El Niño have cut rice, cassava and maize harvests, pushing up prices and forcing more food imports. Rice Production: Chinese-backed hybrid rice has spread across 90,000 hectares, yielding about 7.5 tonnes per hectare—two to three times the average for traditional varieties and the largest hybrid-rice area in Africa. Digital Economy: GSMA says policy reforms could connect 1.13 million more people to mobile internet and add MGA 4.1 trillion to GDP by 2031, with priorities including rural networks, affordable smartphones and mobile-sector tax changes. Clean Energy: UK-backed funding is supporting clean-energy projects in Madagascar and seven other African countries, including solar food storage, battery-powered telecoms and power systems for hospitals. Mining: Madagascar has formalised Harena’s exploitation permit for the Ampasindava project, advancing a minerals development that has drawn Indigenous concerns over mining activity.
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