AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoVanilla, roads, and travel all in focus: A key bridge in far northeastern Madagascar—the Manambery Bridge over the Manambery River—is being upgraded to keep vanilla routes open and protect jobs for tens of thousands of farmers, as part of the World Bank’s Connecting Madagascar project. Infrastructure momentum: The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development says its Madagascar road work is at about 80% completion, alongside progress in Togo (92%) and Nigeria (45%), as it tightens monitoring of major corridors. Madagascar on the radar again: After unrest pushed the country to a U.S. Level 3 “Reconsider Travel,” the advisory has reportedly eased to Level 2 “Exercise Increased Caution,” with experts pointing to improved stability and more consistent access to main routes and airports. Vanilla innovation: IFF is opening a Vanilla Innovation Centre in Madagascar, aiming to boost quality control and create new flavor profiles closer to the source.
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