Andranosoa

Andranosoa lies in the dry country of southern Madagascar, inland from the island's southern coast. This is part of the homeland of the Tandroy, whose name refers to the thorny vegetation of Androy. Zebu cattle are central to Tandroy wealth, and fields produce crops such as millet, maize and tubers. Unlike the wetter parts of Madagascar, much of this country receives too little rain to depend on rice cultivation alone.