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# [RÉUNION / MADAGASCAR] Boeny–Réunion Framework Agreement Signed on October 7: Agriculture, Tourism and Biodiversity at the Heart of a New Partnership
- URL: https://businessoi.media/en/la-reunion-madagascar-accord-cadre-boeny-region-reunion-agriculture-tourisme-biodiversite-un-partenariat-formalise-le-7-octobre-en/
- Published: 2026-10-09T08:48:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-09T08:48:45.000Z
- Description: On October 7, 2026, Réunion and the Boeny Region (Madagascar) signed a cooperation framework covering 6 sectors: agriculture, tourism, biodiversity, education, health and culture — formalising three years of partnership building.
- Author: Emmanuel TAOCHY
- Tags: La Réunion, Madagascar, Investissement, Flash de mi-journée, #en

On 7 October 2026, at the Hôtel de Région in Saint-Denis, Réunion's Regional President **Huguette Bello** and Boeny Region Chief (Madagascar) **Nasolo Adakalo** signed a bilateral cooperation framework agreement. The signing took place in the presence of Madagascar's Minister of the Interior and Decentralisation, **Hanitra Velonjara Tiaray Rakotonandrasana**. A rare diplomatic moment between two Indian Ocean territories.

## Three years of work formalised

The agreement formalises a declaration of intent signed on **20 June 2023**. It covers **six priority areas**: agriculture and food security, education, health, culture and sport, biodiversity, and tourism. The Boeny Region, in north-western Madagascar, holds substantial agricultural potential that the agreement describes as a Malagasy "agricultural treasure." The two parties intend to develop it together through skills transfers and the structuring of agri-food value chains.

## A lever for youth and women's employment

Beyond sectoral economic exchanges, the partnership includes a novel social dimension: professional and social inclusion programmes targeting primarily **young people and women** in the Boeny Region. Staff exchanges between the two territorial governments are also planned to strengthen institutional capacities and share best practices.

## A financial framework still to be built

Financially, the framework agreement commits no specific amounts at this stage. However, the parties indicate that multi-year financing could be mobilised through **national and European financial instruments** — Réunion benefiting from its status as an EU Outermost Region. A technical phase must now translate this framework into action plans and thematic agreements, to be formalised at upcoming bilateral meetings.

## Why it matters

For business operators in both territories, this agreement creates a stable institutional framework for joint projects in agri-food, tourism and biodiversity. The geographic proximity — less than 900 km separates Réunion from Boeny — and the complementarity of the two economies make this partnership a potential lever to attract European funding towards north-western Madagascar. Réunion's EU single market membership could also serve as a gateway for Malagasy entrepreneurs seeking to diversify their markets. The challenge now is turning intentions into concrete projects.

*Source: CapMad, 7 October 2026.*