Since 2013, Madagascar has been experiencing a prolonged and deepening drought in the south of the country. This crisis has left over one million people without enough food to eat, forcing them into increasingly desperate actions to survive. The southern part of Madagascar is the poorest part of the country, with 90% of the population earning less than $2 per day. Due to a semi-arid climate the region is vulnerable and rain dependent, with a population that relies mostly on rain-fed agriculture and livestock.

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