Paper short abstract:

In the south- west of Madagascar, rural mobilty and exchanges are increased with the develoment of new rural/urban links.

Paper long abstract:

Since the 1990's, in the south- west of Madagascar, rural mobilty and exchanges are increased with the development of new rural/urban links. Many factors contributed to this change : the growth ofToliara the capital region and the opening of the countryside. Furthemore, new forms of agriculture appear with the best accessibility of the urban markets. Indo-pakistani shopkeepers setting up in town have stimulated productions for export and the autochtonous agriculture also contribute to urban needs. However, we can note an increase pressure on local ressources, especially wood : deforestation affects all rural areas around the region capital, and economics migrants (climatics refugees from the South affected by the drought) strongly contributed to the actual wood trade.

Our contribution will focus on analysing the building of the renewal links, the new dynamics between Toliara's city and rural areas in the context of globalization.