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The Elimination of Madagascar's Vanilla Marketing Board, Ten Years on
"This paper explores how the elimination of Madagascar's Marketing Board in 1995 affected prices paid to farmers, incentives, and regional indicators of poverty and inequality. After steadily losing market share, Madagascar has been able to regain some of the lost ground since the mid-1990s. Margins between freight on board (FOB) and farmgate prices have spectacularly narrowed down, but this effect is dwarfed by that of world-price volatility. A counterfactual analysis based on a model of Cournot competition between vanilla traders suggests that whatever limited competition there is among them has contributed to raise purchase prices and the cash income of vanilla farmers. But the effect on farmers' consumption remains small because a large part of it is self-consumed. The effect on aggregate measures of poverty and inequality is even smaller, even at the regional level. After taking into account the reduction in Madagascar's monopoly power on the world vanilla market implied by the elimination of the Marketing Board, the induced rise in producer prices is estimated to have lifted about 20,000 individuals out of poverty. "--World Bank web site.
Majestic Giants of the Dry Forest: Exploring Madagascar's Iconic Baobab Trees
In "Majestic Giants of the Dry Forest," readers are taken on a captivating journey through Madagascar's famous Baobab Alley, a magnificent avenue lined with ancient baobab trees that have stood the test of time. Through stunning photography and insightful commentary, this book delves into the cultural significance of these iconic trees, revered by the Malagasy people for generations. Discover the myths, legends, and traditional uses associated with the baobab, and gain a deeper understanding of their importance in local folklore and rituals. Beyond their cultural significance, the baobab trees play a vital role in the ecology of Madagascar's dry forest ecosystems. Learn about the unique adap...
The Politics of Institutional Failure in Madagascar's Third Republic
Madagascar’s constitution of August 19, 1992 brought hope to a population exhausted by economic failures associated with a failed experiment in scientific socialism and years of mismanagement. The repetition of transparent elections and the promulgation of “good governance” in the years that followed appeared to serve as an indicator of institutional strengthening and, by extension, progress. Unfortunately, a broader institutional analysis points toward a series of shocks to the political system by way of legal, but highly detrimental, juridical and constitutional shifts to the system. These shocks were meant to serve particularized political networks with long clientalistic roots and ...
Wildlife of Madagascar
The most comprehensive single-volume field guide to Madagascar's wildlife The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is one of the world's great natural treasures and ecotourism destinations. Despite being an island, it is home to nearly an entire continent’s variety of species, from the famous lemurs to a profusion of bizarre and beautiful birds, reptiles and amphibians. Wildlife of Madagascar is a compact and beautifully illustrated photographic guide, and an essential companion for any visitor or resident. With an eye-catching design, authoritative and accessible text and easy-to-use format, it provides information on identification, distribution, habitat, behaviour, biology and conservation...
Shipwrecks of Madagascar
There are more than one hundred shipwrecks off the coast of Madagascar. These are the stories from ancient to modern times.
