The Collective Body for the Defense of Malagasy [fr and mg] [1]- (TANY) states that : “the procedure to obtain land titles in Madagascar necessitates on average 24 steps, 6 years and up to $500 USD. Yet the evicitions of farmers’ families [2] [fr] from lands they have cultivated for several generations are increasingly frequent; This situation has become more and more intolerable in 589,000-km2-large country.”
Madagascar: The Evictions of Families of Malagasy Farmers from Lands on the Rise
· Written by Abdoulaye Bah Translated by Lova Rakotomalala
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