TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - The price erosion of vanilla and its impacts in the district of Andapa and Sambava, the north-eastern region (SAVA) of Madagascar 
AU  - Dorient Ravelojaona
 
AU  - Shella Désiré Randriarilalao
 
AU  - Félicien Ravelojaona
 
AU  - Eric Mahatody
 
AU  - Hery Lisy Tiana Ranarijaona 
AB  - Over the course of five years (2014-2019), the production and sale of vanilla were essential and lucrative activities for the population of the SAVA region. Development is gradually manifesting in the social and economic lives of each individual or household involved in this sector. From the 2020 season until today, the price of a kilogram of vanilla has experienced an incredible erosion from 34% to -11.6%. The green has lost almost 60% of its export value for prepared (black) vanilla. The consequences of this situation have significantly amplified in this region, especially in the districts of Andapa and Sambava, due to the sudden shift in cultivation system by farmers and producers toward vanilla monoculture. There is desperation as in this sector it is the only quick and viable crop to escape unemployment, significant and chronic poverty, and overpopulation. The objective is to raise awareness about the effects of the continuous decline in vanilla prices on the socio-economic and financial lives of the population in the targeted areas. Socio-economic surveys were conducted, followed by data analysis using econometric models. Questionnaires were developed regarding price variations from 2020 to 2024. The variances and standard deviations were calculated for the obtained results. Thus, the repercussions of the decrease in the cost of vanilla are significant. Despite this, the vanilla sector represents the social, economic, and financial driving force of the two districts in the SAVA region, and the promotion and enhancement of this "Vola Magnanika" sector have been advocated. 
DO  - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2025.1352 
JF  - Science, Technology, Development 
KW  - Economic activities, profitability, vanilla, poverty, price erosion, production, and environment, Activités économiques, rentabilité, vanille, pauvreté, érosion des prix, production et environnement,  
L1  - https://www.openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_std25v5n1_7.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2025/09/23 
SN  - 2752-6879 
TT  - L’érosion du prix de la vanille et ses impacts dans le district d’Andapa et Sambava, région Nord-Est (SAVA)de Madagascar 
UR  - https://www.openscience.fr/The-price-erosion-of-vanilla-and-its-impacts-in-the-district-of-Andapa-and 
IS  - Issue 1 
VL  - 5 
ER  -