AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMaritime Trade: AFRICOM says it wants closer security cooperation with Madagascar and Mozambique to protect shipping and energy interests in the Western Indian Ocean, as piracy by Islamic State-linked insurgents raises concern about the Mozambique Channel, a key trade route. Lychee Exports: Madagascar’s harvest is expected to start around November 20–23, later than usual, with dry weather and cyclone damage potentially reducing output. Delays could squeeze growers’ incomes and disrupt exports; nearly 100,000 families depend on the sector. High-Value Crops: Deforestation threatens wild Voatsiperifery pepper, prized by international chefs and valued locally for medicinal use. Entrepreneurs are testing ways to cultivate it, which could protect the resource while sustaining its commercial value.
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