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The crocodiles at Croc Farm are raised for leather and meat. ''Reptel'', the company behind the Croc Farm, is since over 20 years breeder, producer and exporter of Nile crocodile skins for luxury leather goods. Today, ''Reptel Madagascar'' , also known as ''Sobek'', is one of the few enterprises worldwide, which perform the entire process from the collection of crocodile eggs to the final production of fine leather goods. The production cycle is divided into four steps: 1) the collection and incubation of the eggs, 2) the first growth phase of about six months, 3) second growth phase until slaughtering depending on the size of the skin and 4) processing before local tanning or export. As of 2007, the tanning process is done 100% vegetable. Reptel /Sobek has its own brand of leather goods that are designed and produced in their workshops. Fine Reptel leather products, such as handbags and belts, can be bought at the souvenir shop directly at the Croc Farm, or at the Reptel Sobek shop in [[Hotel Carlton]] in [[Antananarivo]] as well as in the duty free zone of [[Ivato International Airport]].