agriculture
madagascar
- total area: 587,041 sq km
- land area: 581,540 sq km
- water area: 5,501 sq km
- climate: tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
- terrain: narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center
- arable land use: 6%
- permanent crop land use:1%
- irrigated land:10,860 sq km
- Total Renewable Water Resources:337 cu km
- Total Freshwater Withdrawal Per Person:1,010 cu m
- Freshwater Withdrawal:16.5 cu km
- Natural Hazards description:periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
- Environmental Current Issues:soil erosion results from deforestation,surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island
- Total Labor Force :12.15 million
- % of Labor Force in Agriculture:26.5%
- Agricultural Products description:coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (manioc, tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products