Coffee production in Madagascar

Coffee stamps issued in French Africa in 1956, featuring Madagascan coffee (bottom)

As of 2023 ^[update] , Madagascar was the 23rd-largest producer of coffee, producing 49,344 tonnes. ^[1]

History

Coffee production was introduced to Madagascar from Réunion. ^[2] The main exporter of African coffee in 1930, ^[3] Madagascar suffered a serious crisis in coffee growing at the end of the 1990s. ^[4]

Production

Madagascar primarily produces Coffea robusta. ^[5]

See also

• List of countries by coffee production
• Agriculture in Madagascar

References

1. "Crops and livestock products". Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database . Food and Agriculture Organization. 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
2. Campbell, Gwyn (2003). "The Origins and Development of Coffee Production in Réunion and Madagascar, 1711–1972". In Clarence-Smith, William Gervase; Topik, Steven (eds.). The Global Coffee Economy in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, 1500–1989. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–99. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511512193.014. ISBN   978-0-521-81851-3.
3. Daviron, Benoit; Ponte, Stefano (2013-07-18). The Coffee Paradox: Global Markets, Commodity Trade and the Elusive Promise of Development. Zed Books Ltd. ISBN   978-1-84813-629-8.
4. Moser, Christine (2008-06-01). "An economic analysis of deforestation in Madagascar in the 1990s" . Environmental Sciences. 5 (2): 91–108. Bibcode:2008JIES....5...91M. doi:10.1080/15693430801912170. ISSN   1569-3430.
5. ICO/CFC Study of Marketing and Trading Policies and Systems in Selected Coffee Producing Countries: Madagascar Country Profile (PDF) (Report). International Coffee Organization and Common Fund for Commodities. March 2000.