▁to ▁be ▁accomplished ▁by ▁providing ▁me als ▁for ▁specific ▁schools ▁in ▁rural ▁and ▁urban ▁priority ▁areas ▁and ▁by ▁developing ▁national ▁school ▁feed ing ▁policies ▁to ▁increase ▁consist ency ▁of ▁n our ishment ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁Small ▁and ▁local ▁far mers ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁assist ed ▁in ▁increasing ▁both ▁the ▁quantity ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁their ▁production , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁impro ving ▁their ▁c rop ▁yield ▁in ▁unf avor able ▁weather ▁conditions . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mad agas car ▁signed ▁the ▁UN ▁treat y ▁on ▁the ▁Pro hib ition ▁of ▁N uc lear ▁We ap ons . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁First ▁Republic , ▁France ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁economic ▁planning ▁and ▁policy ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁key ▁trad ing ▁partner . ▁Key ▁products ▁were ▁cultiv ated ▁and ▁distributed ▁nation ally ▁through ▁produ cers ' ▁and ▁consum ers ' ▁co oper atives . ▁Government ▁initi atives ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁rural ▁development ▁program ▁and ▁state ▁far ms ▁were ▁established ▁to ▁boost ▁production ▁of ▁comm od ities ▁such ▁as ▁rice , ▁coffee , ▁cattle , ▁sil k ▁and ▁pal m ▁oil . ▁Popular ▁diss atisf action ▁over ▁these ▁policies ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁factor ▁in ▁launch ing ▁the ▁social ist - Mar x ist ▁Second ▁Republic , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁formerly ▁private ▁bank ▁and ▁ins urance ▁indust ries ▁were ▁national ized ; ▁state ▁mon opol ies ▁were ▁established ▁for ▁such ▁indust ries ▁as ▁text iles , ▁cot ton ▁and ▁power