Deal #7654

The MOU is already made without prior consultation. According to a media report company representatives appreared in March 2020 and carried out limited consultation with communities. The terms of the MOU have not been disclosed to the farmers of the area concerned, or to the public.

Then in September 2022, representatives of the operators of the left bank of the Mangoky River protested against the new decision of the State on the sharing of land between the peasants who exploited them and the State. In “the initial agreement, the beneficiaries were to remain owners of 75% of the land” that they exploited and cede 25% to the State

Residents from Maroalimainty, Andranobory and Tsihombe will benefit from the salt water treatment equipment that will to be converted into clean drinking water (desalination machines) that have been purchased.The Council of Ministers also promise that they will set up hotels/hospitals to help accommodate Covid patients. The facilities will house 02 doctors, 8 nurses, covid therapy and oxygen concentrators. The new hospital will pay for the new hospital, but the state will determine the cost with the hotel owner.

A Malagasy-language media reported on October 11 that a "Comité des Sages" responsible for monitoring the future of Bas-Mangoky sent an open letter to the AfDB concerning the peasants' protest against the new mode of land distribution and warning him of a possible explosion of public anger. NGOs claim there is a lack of transparency of the authorities regarding the partnership between the state and a company from the United Arab Emirates