Improving existing plantations and developing new areas across 100,000 hectares in the Atsinanana region and the Central Highlands is one of the main pillars adopted by the government to revive the coffee sector over the next ten years. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, the goal is to meet local demand and resume exports.
Minister Gaëtan Ramindo emphasized that through the rehabilitation of existing plantations and the expansion of cultivated areas, the government intends to strengthen the promotion of coffee cultivation and production. The use of higher-quality, more efficient seeds is among the strategies planned to improve output. The ministry also intends to explore collaboration opportunities with the private sector to support the revival and development of the industry.
“This coffee will supply the domestic market and also allow us to position ourselves in the export market,” he added. The rise in coffee prices on the international market is presented as a key opportunity to improve the income and living conditions of farmers.
Madagascar’s coffee production has fallen from up to 80,000 tons per year in the 1980s and 1990s to less than 20,000 tons today, a decline of more than 75%. Madagascar, which was once among the leading African exporters, can no longer export as it used to and must even import beans to supply its domestic market.
Captured & Published at: 2026-08-15 10:08:59 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
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