BUSINESS● LOW1h ago · Sep 27, 2026, 3:29 PM
Inside the business of gony bags, Madagascar's ubiquitous plastic sacks
RFI [en] · sub saharan africa
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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