Andasibe tavy
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Tavy has a long history in Madagascar, but it has never been truly stable. As pressures on the land increase, fields are recleared before sufficient secondary growth has developed to restore soil nutrients. This leads to permanent deforestation and more rapid encroachment on previously uncut forest.
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Contents:
1.René relaxing
2.Children
3.Tomb
4.Old fortifications
5.Village scene
6.Rainforest rice paddy
7.Transplanting rice
8.Dry rice tavy
9.Ranomafana tavy
10.Andasibe tavy
11.Vanilla orchid
12.GDP per capita graph
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