Culture and social development
want more information about madagascar culture?
http://www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Madagascar.html
This website is chalk full of information about the culture of Madagascar. It includes facts about the flag, the language spoken in the country, ethnic groups, architecture, food, and the economy. The website provides detailed information about all these different aspects of culture and goes well beyond what people usually think of when they think of culture. This site is a valuable source of information because information on here is also found on other websites, so it contains consistency and can be verified by other sites.
http://www.studylands.com/guide/MG-culture.htm
Here is another good website talking about a few aspects of the culture of Madagascar. This website only addresses food, religion, daily life, social customs, and language. Although it only talks about a few different parts of the culture, the information goes into great depth on these certain topics. In the language section especially, the site offers great examples of how the language is used in the culture and how their language is a combination of other countries when the first settlers arrived. Again, this site has valid information on it as most of the information is found on other sites as well.
This website is chalk full of information about the culture of Madagascar. It includes facts about the flag, the language spoken in the country, ethnic groups, architecture, food, and the economy. The website provides detailed information about all these different aspects of culture and goes well beyond what people usually think of when they think of culture. This site is a valuable source of information because information on here is also found on other websites, so it contains consistency and can be verified by other sites.
http://www.studylands.com/guide/MG-culture.htm
Here is another good website talking about a few aspects of the culture of Madagascar. This website only addresses food, religion, daily life, social customs, and language. Although it only talks about a few different parts of the culture, the information goes into great depth on these certain topics. In the language section especially, the site offers great examples of how the language is used in the culture and how their language is a combination of other countries when the first settlers arrived. Again, this site has valid information on it as most of the information is found on other sites as well.
This map shows the economic activity of Madagascar and the type of agriculture the country grows and produces, the type of mining the country does, and what type of industry resources the country has. Madagascar relies on their agriculture to produce crops that can be sold at markets and traded on a global scale. Along the coast is where a vast majority of the country’s crops grow and where most of the industry resources are located. The economics of a country play a large role in the success of a country because if a country has no source of trade or crops, the country will have a difficult time succeeding on its own.
Madagascar Statistics
Changes over time in madagascar
So what do these graphs and trends of Madagascar tell us? Well, they tell us that as Madagascar makes gains in human development, usually that leads to a better lifestyle for the citizens. However, when looking at literacy rates for adults age 15 and older, they take a decline. Why this is, I am not sure because it would make sense that as human development increases so would literacy rates but maybe these citizens who are 15 and older did not have the opportunity to attend schools and learn how to read and write. One thing that I think Madagascar should further work to improve upon is the amount of clean water they have. Everyone needs water and since Madagascar is surrounded by water and there are plenty of places to access the water on the island, that more of it should be available for the citizens to use without fearing that it could be bad for them. A positive trend in Madagascar is the increase in life expectancy over time. Thanks to better health conditions and medicine, people all across the world are living longer so it is good to see that the people of Madagascar are enjoying these longer years of life. Lastly, murders in countries are not good but they do happen. Madagascar does have quite a few murders but it could always be worse. Unfortunately, these things do happen but it is how the country responds to them to make sure murders are not a frequent thing and can keep the citizens as safe as possible.
religion
What about the food?
A popular meal in Madagascar is a dish called Ravitoto. Ravitoto consists of meat and herbs and is often times served with another dish called Ro, which is rice with herbs. Madagascar food does not have any connections or ties to any religions specifically, but instead the food reflects the many different cultures that are found on the island. By now all of you are dying to know how to make Ravitoto, so here is the recipe for it:
4 tbsp vegetable oil; 750g lean pork or beef (cubed); 1/2 tsp salt; 750ml water; 1kg grate cassava leaves; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 3 large garlic cloves (very thinly sliced); and 400g tin of coconut milk. Heat the oil in a pan, add the meat and fry over medium heat until browned all over. Season with the 1/2 tsp salt then stir in the water and bring to a boil. Cook over high heat for 12 minutes or until almost all the liquid has been absorbed. Now stir in the cassava leaves and the 1 tbsp of salt. Pour in the coconut milk and 750ml of water then work in the brown sugar and garlic. Stir to combine, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 40 minutes or until almost all the liquid has evaporated. Taste the stew. If the cassava leaves are still bitter then pour in 500ml more water and cook for another 30 minutes or until almost all the liquid has evaporated again. Serve hot on a bed of rice.
The ingredients for Ravitoto are all grown right there on the island, providing easy access to all the ingredients the people will need.
4 tbsp vegetable oil; 750g lean pork or beef (cubed); 1/2 tsp salt; 750ml water; 1kg grate cassava leaves; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 3 large garlic cloves (very thinly sliced); and 400g tin of coconut milk. Heat the oil in a pan, add the meat and fry over medium heat until browned all over. Season with the 1/2 tsp salt then stir in the water and bring to a boil. Cook over high heat for 12 minutes or until almost all the liquid has been absorbed. Now stir in the cassava leaves and the 1 tbsp of salt. Pour in the coconut milk and 750ml of water then work in the brown sugar and garlic. Stir to combine, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 40 minutes or until almost all the liquid has evaporated. Taste the stew. If the cassava leaves are still bitter then pour in 500ml more water and cook for another 30 minutes or until almost all the liquid has evaporated again. Serve hot on a bed of rice.
The ingredients for Ravitoto are all grown right there on the island, providing easy access to all the ingredients the people will need.