Presidential election a few months away, the stakes which the country has to answer are enormous.
With 7 out of 10 people living on 1 $ US a day this island in the Indian Ocean is 147 th on 177 on the UNDP 2006 report. On the track of cyclones, natural disaster occurs every year, child malnutrition is among the worst in Africa and yields of staple crop, rice, are lower than in Mali.more »

Presidential election a few months away, the stakes which the country has to answer are enormous.
With 7 out of 10 people living on 1 $ US a day this island in the Indian Ocean is 147 th on 177 on the UNDP 2006 report. On the track of cyclones, natural disaster occurs every year, child malnutrition is among the worst in Africa and yields of staple crop, rice, are lower than in Mali.

The World Bank says a lack of roads leaves farmers with no access to markets for their produce, giving them little incentive to grow a surplus.

Poor nutritional practices such as over dependence on staple crops like rice make the situation worse.

Over the years, some organism, NGO, or local initiatives tried to, if not solve the situation, at least ease the pressure on the madagascans. A big challenge for the winner of the next elections is to raise the country in the next UNPD report.

(Full text article available soon (in french first, than in english in few weeks)
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