The National Research Center of Madagascar FOFIFA have succeeded to create a new hybrid specie of coffee plant which is capable to grow comfortably within the climate conditions of the Highlands of Madagascar. This new specie matches the requirement of global market standards. This coffee called “Ratelo Hybrid” (meany by the Threesome) is the result…
After a 5-year of political crisis with a serious impact to the local economy and social life of the Malagasy people, the political leaders of Madagascar have come to an agreement for reconciliation. As the old saying, the example comes from top above, the four former presidents and the actual president of Madagascar have been…
Air Madagascars’ passengers now can fly Air Seychelles from Mahé to Antananarivo thanks to the code sharing agreements recently signed by the two companies. Air Seychelles uses an Airbus 320 and having two classing with a capacity of 136 seats. About Dhabi or Bombay might bee added to the network of Air Madagascar in the…
Nosy Be has been removed from the orange zone by the Malagasy and French government. The peak tourism season is near and the hotels and lodges have received an increasing number of bookings. This is the result of the efforts of the government and the tourism operators as Nosy Be remains the main beach destination…
Jean Emilien, a Malagasy star singing Malagasy traditional songs. Originated from Andringitra, he is singing about the beauty of this village Andringitra as well as Ambalavao and Fianarantsoa in this song. He has been promoting the Malagasy song in the USA, Europe, Asia and Africa. Jean Emilien is also a World Champion of Harmonica. Now…
Air Madagascar will start flying from Marseille, France straight to Nosy Be on 26th June 2014. It will also connect to Moroni, in the Comoros Islands. This will drastically increase the arrival of French tourists to Madagascar and might make it easier for travelers from Italy, Spain and Germany. Air Madagascar’ launching fare starts at…
Madagascar’s Special Electoral Court has promulgated the list of the elected parliament members on 6th February 2014. As per the Constitution of Madagascar, the new Prime Minister is to be appointed by the strongest party of the parliament. But due to the actual political situation, the trend is going against that fact for a long…
The endemicity of Madagascar’s biodiversity is one of the world’s reference. Many protected areas have been set up for the conservation of the nature but also for the alleviation of the poverty. The Forestry and Environment Ministry of Madagascar with the supports of UNDP and Global Environment Fund promoted the projet called Managed Resources Protected…
Cactus Tours team is consolidating its 15 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry as a Destination Management Company. We are increasing each year the number of guests we receive and also the quality of the services we provide. These can not be done without the devoted team both at the front and…
The World Bank has called of an international bid for a consultancy study regarding the possibility of increasing the number of tourists to visit Madagascar. This will start by the increase of the number of connecting flights to Madagascar. There are about 300,000 tourists visiting Madagascar each year. This number is to be doubled within…