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1Madagascar: South Korean Land Deal Sparks ControversyMadagasikara: Nanakorotantsaina ny fifanarahan-tany tamin'ny Koerana tatsimo.
2South Korea has just leased half of all the arable land in Madagascar according to the Financial Times.Raha inoana ny nolazain'ny Financial Times dia hanofa ny atsasaky ny tany azo volena eto Madagasikara ny Koreana Tatsimo.
3This has stirred quite a debate in the Malagasy blogosphere about land sovereignty and economic development.Niteraka adihevitra teo amin'ny tontolom-bolongana malagasy mikasika ny fiandrianam-pirenena sy ny fampandrosoana ara-toe-karena izany.
4It is still unclear whether the land deal has actually been signed by both parties.Mbola tsy mazava moa hatramin'izao hoe efa nosoniavin'ny roa tonta ve ny fifanarahana?
5Meanwhile, bloggers are arguing whether this sort of deal should be considered “neo-colonialism”.Na izany aza dia efa ifandresen-dahatra eo amin'ny mpamaham-bolongana raha azo heverina ho karazana “fanjanahantany vaovao” izao fifanarahana izao.
6Here is an overview of what is know so far.Toy izao ary aloha ny toe-java-misy.
7On November 19, the Financial Times reported on the deal between South Korean company Daewoo Logistics and the Malagasy government.Notaterin'ny Financial Times tamin'ny 19 novambra 2008 ny fifanarahana teo amin'ny orinasa koreana tatsimo Daewoo Logistics sy ny fitondram-panjakana malagasy.
8On the Global Dashboard blog, Alex Evans summarizes the findings:Tao amin'ny bolongana Global Dashboard no namintinan'i Alex Evans izay hitany:
9South Korea has just struck a 99 year deal with Madagascar to lease an area half the size of Belgium to grow palm oil and no less than half of South Korea's corn demands [..]Vao nifanaraka hanofa tany manana ny velarana mitovy amin'ny atsasaky Belzika tamin'i Madagasikara mandritra ny 99 taona i Korea Atsimo, mba hambolena voanio fakana menaka sy ny atsasaky ny filan'ny Koreana isan-taona amin'ny katsaka. [..]
10Carl Atkins, of consultants Bidwells Agribusiness, said Daewoo Logistics' investment in Madagascar was the largest it had seen. “The project does not surprise me, as countries are looking to improve food security but its size it does surprise me.”Nolazain'i Carl Atkins, filankevitra avy amin'ny Bidwells Agribusiness fa ny fampiasam-bolan'i Daewoo Logistics eto Madagasikara no goavana indrindra hitany hatrizay niainany: ” Tsy dia nahataitra ahy loatra ilay tetikasa satria maro ny firenena te-hitsinjo ny fahampiany ara-tsakafo, fa ny hagoavany no tena nahagaga ahy”.
11A few hours later, a follow-up article in the Financial Times added that Daewoo Logistics would not have to pay fees for the lease, but would instead provide the means to allow exploitation and development of the land.Ora vitsivitsy taty aoriana dia nampian'ny Financial Times ny vaovao fa tsy misy hofany aloan'ny Daewoo logistics amin'izany fanofantany izany, fa ny hany ataony dia ny manamainty molaly ny tany sy ny mampiasa azy.
12Alex Evans, quoting from the second article, says it's even worse news than he thought:Nolazain'i Alex Evans, avy amin'ity lahatsoratra faharoa ity, fa hay ratsy dia ratsy noho izay noeritreretiny ilay vaovao:
13A few hours later, a truly astonishing new angle on the story emerged.Ora vitsivitsy aty aoriana dia nipoitra ny zoro vaovao izay tena mahazendana amin'ity tantara ity.
14Guess how much South Korea had paid for its 99 year lease?Vinanio hoe ohatrinona moa no aloan'i Korea Atsimo amin'ity fanofana tany mandritra ny 99 taona ity?
15Answer: Zip.Valiny fohy: zero.
16Zero.Tsy misy.
17Nada. Not a cent.Na ny ariary aza ho'aho.
18The sum total of the benefits for Madagascar, according to a Daewoo spokesman?Ny fitambaran'ny tombombarotra azon'i Madagasikara hoy ianao araka ny nolazain'ny mpitondra tenin'i Daewoo?
19“We will provide jobs for them by farming it, which is good for Madagascar.”“Hanome asa ho azy ireo izahay hiasa ny tany, ary hahasoa an'i Madagasikara izany.”
20This in a country where 3.5% of people are on WFP food aid… The benefits for South Korea, on the other hand: “We want to plant corn there to ensure our food security.Ary izany dia ao amin'ny firenena izay miankina amin'ny fanampiana ara-tsakafon'ny firenena mikambana ny 3.5%n'ny mponina ao aminy… Etsy ankilan'izany kosa dia izao indray ny tombony azon'i Korea Atsimo: “Hamboly katsaka any isika hiantohana ny fahampiantsika ara-tsakafo.
21Food can be a weapon in this world,” said Hong Jong-wan, a manager at Daewoo.Mety ho tonga fitaovam-piadiana eto amin'ity tany ity manko ny sakafo. ” hoy Hong Jong-wan, mpitantana ao amin'ny Daewoo.
22“We can either export the harvests to other countries or ship them back to Korea in case of a food crisis.”” Afaka manondrana ny vokatra any amin'ny firenenkafa isika na ampodiana ny vokatra raha misy ny fahasahiranana ara-tsakafo.”
23Photo by Foko-Madagascar The Malagasy government has yet to release an official statement on the issue.Mbola tsy namoaka fanambarana mikasika ity raharaha ity moa hatramin'izao ny governemanta Malagasy.
24Reuters reports that the deal is far from being finalized.Nolazain'ny Reuters fa mbola tsy vita ny fifanarahana.
25Daewoo Logistics, however, has issued several statements that contest the veracity of the articles.Etsy ankilan'izany anefa dia tsy mitsahatra ny mamoaka fanambarana fandavana ny fahamarinan'izany vaovao izany ny Daewoo Logistics.
26Robert Koelher, blogging from Seoul at The Marmot's Hole, explains the points of contentions from the South Korean company:Nohazavain'i Robert Koelher, mamaham-bolongana avy any Seoul ao amin'ny The Marmot's Hole, ny andininy vitsivitsy toherin'ny orinasa Koerana Tatsimo:
27In another report, the Maeil Gyeongje said experts believe the FT report, with its provocative talk of “neo-colonialism” and “pirates,” was intended as a warning against an increased Asian presence in Africa, long considered Europe's backyard.Amin'ny takelaka hafa no ilazan'ny Maeil Gyeongje fa heverin'ny mpahay ho manao izay hahatafintohina noho ny filazana ny teny hoe “fanjanahantany vaovao” sy “mpisovoka” ny Financial Times mba ho fampitandremana fa mihamahazo vahana aty Afrika, heverina ho ambany vahohon'i Eoropa hatry ny ela, ny Aziatika.
28The piece did include a quote from a Daewoo Logistics official, however, who said Madagascar was quite sensitive about this issue because when China invests, it only goes after its own profits [..]Nisy filazana avy amin'ny mpitantana ny Daewoo Logistics amin'ity takelaka ity, milaza fa nahaletra an'i Madagasikara ihany ity raharaha ity noho ny nataon'i Shina izay raha nampiasa vola teto dia tsy nahalala afa-tsy ny tombotsoany samirery[..]
29The JoongAng Ilbo, meanwhile, released an editorial blasting the FT, asking why the paper was turning a blind eye to British Jatropha farms in Madagascar (used for biodiesel fuel) and French plantations on the island while going after a Korean company only.Nefa nandritra izany fotoana izany dia namelively fatratra ny Financial Times ny JoongAng Ilbo tamin'ny matoandahatsorany nilaza hoe naninona io gazety io no tsy nahita ny fambolena Jatropha ataon'ny Anglisy eto Madagasikara hanodinana io ho solika biodiesel sy ireo toeram-pambolena Frantsay maro dia maro eto amin'ny nosy nefa dia ny orinasa Koreana ihany no enjehina.
30And besides, the land Daewoo is acquiring is undeveloped, the new farms will provide employment, and the Madagascar government will be taking a 30% cut of the farm profits in taxes.”Ary mbola tany lavavolo ihany koa ny tany azon'ny Daewoo, hiteraka asa io ary hahazo tombony amin'ny alalan'ny hetra mahatratra ny 30% ny fitondram-panjakana malagasy.”
31Reactions to news of the land deal were heated and diverse in the Malagasy blogosphere:Niakatra ny hafanana teo amin'ny tontolom-bolongana malagasy nandre ity vaovao ity:
32The Malagasy diaspora website Sobika reported on the deal (Fr) moments after the Financial Times and asked their readers to react.Fotoana fohy taorian'ny nilazan'ny Financial Times ny vaovao dia nampitain'ny vohikalan'ny Malagasy ampielezana Sobika ny fifanarahana ary nanentana ny mpamaky izy haneho hevitra.
33Over 100 comments were posted on the articles within a few days.Over 100 Tao anatin'ny andro vitsy monja dia efa nihoatra ny 100 ny fanehoankevitra.
34In a follow-up article, Sokiba speculates that the outrage expressed on the internet has led the company deny the conditions of the deal [Fr].Tamin'ny lahatsoratra manaraka no noheverin'ny Sobika fa noho ny fahasosorana sy fahatezerana niroborobo tamin'ny aterineto no nahatonga ny orinasa handà ny fifanarahana.
35The outrage is far from being unanimous though.Fa tsy niraisan'ny rehetra kosa anefa ilay fahatezerana.
36Some bloggers feel that the land deal could benefit Madagascar by increasing productivity on parts of the land.Nisy ny mpamaham-bolongana nilaza fa mety hahazoan'i Madagasikara tombotsoa io fifanarahana fampanofana tany io amin'ny alalan'ny fampitomboana ny vokatry ny tany.
37Aiky on the community blog Malagasy Miray adds [Mg]:Aiky ao amin'ny bolongana iraisana Malagasy Miray no nanao hoe [Mg]:
38The advantages as seen from a less emotional perspective: - The new employment prospects for the farmers which in turn would lead to additional source of revenues.Ny tombontsoa indray kosa raha jerena amin'ny saina tsy miangatra dia : - ny fanomezana asa ireo tantsaha eny ambanivohitra ka miteraka fidiram-bola maharitra ho azy ireo izany.
39- The exploitation of lands that were thought to be of little value and that could be still exploited after the lease. - the chain reaction from such increase in revenues [..] - the potential improvement in the status of the national roads and other facilities in that part of the country.- ny fanajariana ireo tany izay tsy noeritreretina fa afaka ambolena na ihany koa tany ngazana ka rahatrizay vita ny fifanarahana izany hoe afaka zato taona dia mba ho moramora ho an'ireo taranaka fara aman-dimby ny hampiasa sy hamboly azy (raha tsy lasa fanan'olom-bitsy indray avy eo) - raha misy fidiram-bola maharitra ireo tantsaha dia mety ho hita ihany koa ny fiatraikan'izany ka mahasoa ho an'ny manodidina na “effet d'entraînement”.
40- A possible incentive to stop the exodus from the rural areas[…] -Asa na tafiditra ao anaty fifanarahana fa mety hihatsara ihany koa ireo lalana sy tambanjotra misy any amin'ireo faritra.
41On The Cyber Observer, a lawyer and blogger in Antananarivo, Andrydago, had the the amazing foresight to raise the legal issue of the sovereignty of land and foreign investment in October, a full month before this controversy.
42It is striking that the laws that make this lease permissible were amended earlier this year:- afaka mifehy ny fiakarana an-tanandehibe ny mpitondra raha misy asa eny ambanivohitra (maîtrise de l'exode rural)
43Recently, the new Malagasy investment law: act 2007-036 of January 14th, 2008, has brought a very key change concerning the possibility for foreigners to own their land in Madagascar. This law provided that foreign companies or foreign investors (individuals who have been granted with investor visa), can buy Malagasy land under the following conditions:Ao amin'ny The Cyber Observer, no mahavariana fa efa nahatsinjo iray volana mialoha - tamin'ny volana oktobra - ity fisavorovoroana ity i Andrydago, mpahay lalàna sady mpamaham-bolongana eto Antananarivo, ny apetraky ny lalàna mikasika ny fiandrianam-pirenena amin'ny resaka tany sy ny fampiasam-bola ataon'ny vahiny.
441. the land has to be used exclusively for professional exploitation.Tena mahavariana fa vao nahitsy mihitsy tamin'ity taona ity ny lalàna manamora ny fanaovana fifanarahana tahaka itony:
45Any personal use and exploitation which is different from the nature of exploitation he “promised” to the Malagasy governement, are forbidden.1. Tsy maintsy ampiasaina (trandrahina) ho amin'ny resaka fandraharahana ny tany. Voarara ny fampiasana azy ankoatra izay efa nifanarahana tamin'ny fitondram-panjakana Malagasy.
46If there is a breach of such condition, the governement can legally withdraw its title of land ownership;Raha tsy voahaja izay fifanarahana izay dia azon'ny Fanjakana sintonina ny fananany ny tany;
472. the foreign company or investor has to submit its business plan (investment planning in Madagascar) to a public body named EDBM (Economic Development Board Madagascar).2. Tsy maintsy mampiseho ny drafi-mpandraharahany any amin'ny sampan-draharahan'ny EBDM (Economic Development Board Madagascar) ilay mpampiasa vola na ilay orinasa vahiny.
48Such plan has to describe and detail its intended business and its pertaining investment in Madagascar;Ao amin'ny drafitra no amariparitany sy ilazalazany amin'ny antsipirihany ny kasainy atao sy ny vola ampiasainy amin'izany fampiasam-bola ataony izany.
493. the foreign company or investor has to apply for a formal approval named “authorization for land acquisition” before the EDBM in order to be allowed to purchase legally a Malagasy land.3. Tsy maintsy mametraka fangatahina ampahibemaso antsoina hoe “fahazoandalana hahazoana tany” any amin'ny EDBM ilay mpampiasa vola na ilay orinasa vahiny mba hahazoany mividy tany ara-dalàna.
50Such authorization if granted, gives to the foreign company or investor the same rights as for a Malagasy entity to purchase and to own land in Madagascar.Raha azo io fahazoan-dalana io dia mahazo mividy tany eto Madagasikara tahaka ny Malagasy ihany koa ilay mpampiasa vola na ilay orinasa vahiny.