Madagascar is basically a producer of Robaik coffee, but there are plans to increase the cultivation of Arabica coffee beans.
Since 1989, the island's coffee industry has been privatized and deregulated, with total coffee production reaching around 1 million bags per year. Domestic consumption of coffee is high because Malagasy people like to drink coffee. The country's Roscoff coffee is of excellent quality and France is its main export market.
The Malagasy government plans coffee plantations of approximately 2000 hectares of Robaix coffee and approximately 5000 hectares of Arabica coffee. Therefore, the development of coffee on the island depends on its potential in Arabic coffee, once developed successfully, this coffee is expected to be excellent
