AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAgricultural Technology: Chinese-Malagasy hybrid rice is spreading ahead of the planting season. It has covered 90,000 hectares, with reported average yields of 7.5 tonnes per hectare—two to three times those of traditional varieties. Digital Access: GSMA says policy reforms could bring 1.13 million more people in Madagascar online and add MGA 4.1 trillion to GDP by 2031. Priorities include cheaper smartphones, rural network expansion and mobile-sector tax reform. Digital Skills: The government and Orange Madagascar are partnering to update vocational training and better match digital courses with employers’ needs. Climate Research: El Niño is expected to persist into early 2027, while aid groups warn that food shortages are already arriving early in southern Madagascar.
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