>Whole island relied on a species of wild cactus for food
>French plantation owner decides he doesn't like them shitting up his land
>introduces a beetle which eats the cactus
>they spread across the entire island like wildfire and eat all the cacti in a few years
>Madagascar has suffered recurrent famine every decade since 1896, leading to millions of deaths
>cycles of political violence coincide with mass migration from the impoverished South during the famine years
>current famine has been ongoing since 2021
Damn the French literally fucked these guys up for a century and counting lmao
