The Delay in the Demographic Transition Perpetuates Rural Poverty in Madagascar

Ramasy Razafindratovo Heritiana

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The Delay in the Demographic Transition Perpetuates Rural Poverty in Madagascar

Ramasy Razafindratovo Heritiana

Published in American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 11, Issue 5)

Received: 6 October 2022 Accepted: 25 January 2023 Published: 14 October 2023

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In several Asian and African countries, economy and demography have not evolved in parallel over the last hundred and fifty years: the second having gone much faster than the first, and JP Guengnat stipulates that population issues are still insufficiently integrated into the public policies of States, but, accelerating the demographic transition and controlling fertility should be one of the major priorities for countries. As for Madagascar, the island began its demographic transition, like many French colonies, with a decline in mortality during the 1930s and 1940s or immediately after the Second World War. Unfortunately, progress during the second half of the century was rather limited. Given the various aspects they take, the relations between the economy and the population are complex. However, the demographic weight in Madagascar has regressive effects for the moment. The economic system with the current crisis has not been able to mobilize human resources in rural areas. It should be noted that the Malagasy agricultural population is young with 56% under 20 years of age. The migratory movement is very low. So, this article first discusses an overview of the demographic transition, on the one hand, and rural poverty in Madagascar, on the other. With regard to these two themes, rural poverty in Madagascar often makes headlines as soon as the rural development process is discussed. On the other hand, the demographic transition deserves to be further explained since demography itself is a science discreet according to Dominique Tibautin, and does not have enough visibility within the Administration, and yet the science of population, demography, and rural poverty in Madagascar are two complementary constituents, confirming the principle of Malthusianism of poverty, linked to the precariousness of economic and social life. Also, the objective of this study is to evaluate the current phase of the demographic transition in the District of Antsirabe II, and this through the demographic behaviors of the different households within the 20 components municipalities, and also to evaluate the possible links between this transition profile and rural poverty by determining the level of development of this locality (Human Development Indices) (HDI).

Published in	American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 11, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajaf.20231105.12
Page(s)	181-189
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Demographic Transition, Rural Poverty, Human Development Indices, Science of the Population, Malthusianism of Poverty, Demographic Behaviors, Human Development Indices

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Ramasy Razafindratovo Heritiana. The Delay in the Demographic Transition Perpetuates Rural Poverty in Madagascar. Am J Agric For. 2023;11(5):181-189. doi: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20231105.12

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Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar

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