BETSAKA/madagascar-rural-observatories-2025

Descriptive statistics for the survey report of the 2025 rural observatories campaign in Madagascar (Alaotra and Marovoay). # madagascar-rural-observatories-2025 Descriptive statistics report for the 2025 rural observatories campaign in Madagascar, covering the **Alaotra** and **Marovoay** observatories. The report is produced as a Quarto Book and rendered in multiple formats (HTML, PDF, DOCX) with three profile variants: a consolidated report combining both observatories, and one standalone report per observatory. ## Purpose The Rural Observatories (*Observatoires Ruraux*) are a longitudinal household survey programme established in Madagascar in 1995. This repository contains the analytical report for the 2025 campaign, which re-surveys households in two rice-growing zones — Alaotra (Alaotra-Mangoro region) and Marovoay (Boeny region) — as part of the BETSAKA project studying the long-term impacts of conservation policies on rural livelihoods. The report covers: survey description, household demographics, housing and living standards, land tenure, agriculture, food security, environment, disasters, project participation, data quality and survey representativeness. ## Repository structure ``` . ├── _quarto.yaml # Main Quarto config (shared across profiles) ├── _quarto-consolidated.yml # Consolidated profile config (HTML + PDF + DOCX) ├── _quarto-marovoay.yml # Marovoay profile config (PDF + DOCX) ├── _quarto-alaotra.yml # Alaotra profile config (PDF + DOCX) ├── _common.R # Executed before every chapter (profile detection, gt fixes) ├── index.qmd # Book introduction ├── 01_description.qmd # Ch 1: Survey description ├── 02_structure_menages.qmd # Ch 2: Household demographics ├── 03_habitat_niveau_de_vie.qmd # Ch 3: Housing and living standards ├── 04_foncier.qmd # Ch 4: Land tenure ├── 05_agriculture.qmd # Ch 5: Agriculture ├── 06_securite_alimentaire.qmd # Ch 6: Food security ├── 07_rapport_environnement.qmd # Ch 7: Environment ├── 08_cataclysme_catastrophe …