Inside the business of gony bags, Madagascar's ubiquitous plastic sacks
- Go anywhere in Madagascar and you'll find gony – large woven polypropylene sacks used to transport and store everything from vanilla to cement.
- For the past 50 years, these hard-wearing bags have been manufactured and sold by a family-run business outside the capital.
- Now the company finds itself seeking new ways to resist cheaper imports from Asia.
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- Go anywhere in Madagascar and you'll find gony – large woven polypropylene sacks used to transport and store everything from vanilla to cement.
- For the past 50 years, these hard-wearing bags have been manufactured and sold by a family-run business outside the capital.
- Now the company finds itself seeking new ways to resist cheaper imports from Asia.
Sources: RFI