Olympic Games in Paris and post-election political instability in France must not obscure the essential
Nearly 180,000 Reunionese are Job Seekers and 42% of Farmers Below the Poverty Line
Post-election political instability in France and the Olympic Games in Paris are taking up most of the news in La Reunion Island. Two essential pieces of information have been relegated to the background this week.
First, there was the result of a study by the statistics department of the Ministry of Agriculture. It indicates that in 2020, 42% of farming families were below the poverty line. The income from agriculture is so low that it forces the spouse to work outside the farm, this study (…)