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Dans The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Christian Science Monitor: Madagascar fights the subtler side of hunger: chronic malnutrition
“…Droughts and famines tend to afflict countries in cyclical fashion. But where chronic malnutrition is endemic, such as Madagascar, they strike harder — sharply increasing the risks for already vulnerable children, according to research led by professors at Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. … Intervention comes at a fairly low price: $400 million — not much more than one of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ films — would pay for a 10-year program to iodize salt, fortify wheat flour and oil with micronutrients, and teach pregnant women and young mothers what to feed their babies, says UNICEF’s nutrition investment plan…” (Ford, 7/26).
Dans African Business Review
Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, is renovating its two international airports at the cost of €215 million ($245 million) with the help of the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF). (..) Investec Asset Management (IAM), one of the largest third-party investors in private equity, credit, public equity and sovereign debt across the African continent manages EAIF. EAIF is also member of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), which currently receives support from seven governments – including the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland – as well as private sector banks including the German development finance institution, KfW, and its Dutch equivalent, FMO. Additionally, a consortium of four international development banks have come together to support the development projects, including the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco Economic Cooperation (PPP), the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). Additionally, the projects are sponsored by the French companies Groupe Aéroports de Paris (ADP), Bouygues Bâtiment International and Colas Madagascar and Meridiam. Groupe ADP will provide support in the operation and maintenance of both airports throughout the term of the concession. Furthermore, ADP Ingénierie has been working on the design of the new Ivato Airport terminal. Having vast experience in the design and construction, Bouygues Bâtiment International is putting its expertise into use for building new airport terminals. Based in Madagascar for the past 60 years, Colas Madagascar will contribute to the airfield roadways. Both the companies have entered into a 50/50 “Design Construction” joint venture.
Dans Relief Web
Cassava harvests in Southern Madagascar (normally August-September) started in June 2017 due to farmers’ cash needs. Production in the south doubled compared to last year and is near the 5-year average. At the national level, production estimates remain around 3 million MT (near the 5-year average and 15 percent higher than last year). The second season rice harvest is complete and farmers in the central highlands are preparing fields for first season planting. National rice production estimates are still 20 percent lower than average with 50 percent production in the main producing areas. The maize harvest is complete, but, although production increased compared to last year, it remains below average.
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