From a lake high in Madagascar, Africa’s own caviar

Renowned for its unique wildlife and its vanilla production, the island of Madagascar now has a new claim to fame – it’s the source of the first and only African caviar. Despite challenges, the business’ owners of this unlikely project are determined that luxury foods can play a part in improving the local economy.

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byAbdulateef Ahmed

September 7, 2025

A worker from the company Rova Caviar Madagascar packs in a metal box the caviar extracted from a sturgeon, at the Acipenser factory, on June 4, 2019 in Mantasoa, Madagascar. - Renowned for its unique wildlife and vanilla production, Madagascar has a new claim to fame -- the island nation is Africa's first and only source of caviar. The business is an unlikely project in a country beset by grinding poverty, but its owners are determined that luxury foods can play a part in improving Madagascar's economy. (Photo by MAMYRAEL / AFP)

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Abdulateef Ahmed

Abdulateef Ahmed, Digital News Editor and; Research Lead, is a self-driven researcher with exceptional editorial skills. He's a literary bon vivant keenly interested in green energy, food systems, mining, macroeconomics, big data, African political economy, and aviation..