Mayotte: the agricultural challenges of the Perfume Island
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Ishak Ibrahim in his farm.
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By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow |
Igor strauss
50 mins
Mayotte, a small island in the Indian Ocean located between Mozambique and Madagascar.
Mayotte is part of the Comoros and has been an “outermost region” of the European Union since 2014.
It therefore benefits from the Common Agricultural Policy.
An important financial windfall for an island, whose population has multiplied by 10 in 50 years.
270,000 inhabitants, more than half of whom are under 18 years old.
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Mayotte must therefore take up a challenge that interests everyone: how to produce more and better on a limited agricultural area?
Igor Strauss went there for a report on the scents of vanilla and Ylang Ylang.
A program produced with the support of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of its author and the Commission is not responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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