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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tHigher value-added cash crops for export are currently grown on a small scale. Promotional initiatives to provide access to foreign markets for "vita malagasy" products will be stepped up.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \t\t Vanilla <\/b><\/p>\n Madagascar is the world's leading vanilla producer with over 701,000 million market shares. It is the second largest export earner after the mining sector, with an average value of $600 million per year. The country exports an average of 1,500 tons of pods each year and 150 tons of vanilla extract. Processing must be increased as there are currently only five vanilla extraction sites in the northern region of Madagascar. Vanilla producers and exporters are mainly local players such as the Ramanandraibe group, the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 malgache de vanille, Sahanala, and Trimeta Food. The sector provides 200,000 direct jobs.<\/p>\n Cloves <\/b><\/p>\n Madagascar is the world's leading exporter, with 1,300 tonnes of cloves, or 40% of the world's production, exported each year by the Big Island, which is the second largest clove producer behind Indonesia. Between 50,000 and 80,000 Malagasy farmers, mainly in the Analanjirofo and Atsinanana regions, make their living, at least in part, from clove trees, which have been integrated into their agroforestry systems for over a century. The world leader in perfumes, Givaudan, has invested \u20ac10 million in local processing for a laboratory and a factory to manufacture essential oils from cloves harvested in Madagascar.<\/p>\n The coffee<\/b><\/p>\n Coffee is one of the country's main resources, ranking fifth in terms of export value. Both Arabica and Robusta are found in Madagascar, but Robusta, grown in the plains, is by far the largest producer. Arabica, on the other hand, is grown in the highlands. An Arabica from the Malagasy province of Itasy has an inimitable taste, according to connoisseurs. This Bourbon Pointu Arabica is of far superior quality to Madagascar's traditional Robusta. The sector is profitable for small producers because of strong global market demand. Production should be increased by rejuvenating and increasing the density of the existing orchard.<\/p>\n For the 2020-2021 coffee year, production is expected to reach 350,000 60-kg bags. The Kianjavato research station in Madagascar is home to the world's only collection of coffee trees native to the Big Island.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \t\t Tropical fruits<\/b><\/p>\n Madagascar is a country rich in fruit production. It produces most fruit species, both tropical and semi-tropical (bananas, lychees, mangoes, citrus fruits, pineapples, papayas), temperate (apples, pears, peaches, plums, strawberries, etc.) and exotic (grapes, pok-pok, melons, coconuts). Overall, the fruit export structure is limited to picking, estimated at 80% of production (mangoes) and the cultivation of a few trees, equivalent to 15% of production (citrus fruits, persimmons, peaches, etc.). Some fruits are nevertheless grown industrially, such as apple trees, but they only represent 5% of production. In general, temperate fruits are mainly found in the highlands, while semi-tropical and tropical fruits are located on the east coast, in the northwest and the north. The main destination countries for fresh Malagasy fruit are the sister islands of R\u00e9union and Mauritius, and France. There is strong demand from the United States for exotic products. Generally, the prices paid to producers are low. The fruit industry suffers mainly from insufficient inputs for fertilization and phytosanitary treatments, which results in low productivity, as most orchards are dilapidated. The main exported fruit is the lychee: Toamasina accounts for 43,771 TP3T of the national production, followed by Fianarantsoa with 32,591 TP3T. With an annual production of around 100,000 tons of lychees, Madagascar is the third-largest producer in the world after China and India. 16,000 to 20,000 tons of fresh lychees are exported each year to the European Union during the Christmas period.<\/p>\n The cocoa bean World Bank, several activities have been undertaken to improve the quality, traceability, and sustainability standards of the sector. Thus, between 2015 and 2018, export volumes increased by nearly 60% to reach nearly 12,000 tons, including more than 90% meeting international standards. The government is seeking to establish partnerships with major cocoa-producing countries, such as C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, particularly for skills transfer, in order to increase domestic production. Malagasy cocoa is the only cocoa in all of Africa to have the fine cocoa designation, according to the ICCO, while the Big Island ranks only 20th among producing countries. The sector is also attracting new investments in cocoa processing units. The National Cocoa Plan, validated in 2018, now guides all activities aimed at ensuring the sustainability of the value chain.<\/p>\n
<\/b>Madagascar's cocoa is one of the best in the world, with organoleptic characteristics highly valued by leading chocolatiers. The Sambirano Valley in the north is the main producing area. Cocoa from this region is among the most sought-after in the high-end market. This quality is linked to the soil characteristics, the cocoa variety, and especially to harvesting practices (ripe pods) and post-harvest processing (fermentation and drying). In April 2015, the Madagascar Cocoa Stakeholders' Association (GACM) was created, comprising producers, chocolatiers, and operators\/exporters. Madagascar also joined the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) in 2016. With the support of the<\/span>
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