by alistair | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorised
Rising with sun, we began a journey that would take us deep into the highlands of Madagascar. I sat in the back of the pickup, relishing the thrill of the air and the beautiful landscape, glad to be free from the confines of the car. The rice paddies flew by and soon...
by alistair | Jul 1, 2025 | Uncategorised
My journey began as I flew to Madagascar, arriving in Antananarivo in the afternoon. I was welcomed with a fresh green coconut by the roadside. As I savoured the sweet coconut water and watched farmers gather duckweed from shallow lakes, a calming shift in pace and...
by alistair | Jun 12, 2025 | Uncategorised
It had been over a year since I last set foot in Madagascar, and much had changed. My previous visit had ended abruptly, with a hasty departure to avoid a tense situation involving a local authority and attempted extortion (see previous blog). This was quickly...
by alistair | Sep 29, 2023 | blog
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our approach to ethical trading we have been exploring direct supply chains, researching conditions in producing countries, and seeing how we might be able to improve the situations we find, be them socio-economic or...
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