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'''Vohitrarivo farmland farm is a 40ha land area next to the village of Vohitrarivo in the SAVA region of in north east of Madagascar. Perhaps located Located in perhaps one of the cleanest areas on the planetregions earth, the land has been sparsely used for small-scale farming and always without use of unnatural artificial fertilisers, pesticides or fossil-fueled farming machinery throughout its entire history. With a natural river running through the middle of the land, the soil land is especially rich in alluvial soil which receives seasonal deposits of fertile sediment providing the ideal conditions for almost any type farming countless species of low-altitude tropical crops.'''
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The land, which is in its third generation of Malagasy ownership, has only been utilised for farming for two generations. With and with the exception of some small-scale agricultural cultivation for personal the needs of current land caretakers from living in Vohitrarivo villageand looking after the area, regular farming has been inactive remained largely undeveloped since about year 2000, which has left the vegetation grow wild pretty much as nature designs it.
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Crops and plants, some wild, include corn, sugarcane, pinapple, mango, lychee, cococut, banana, pepper, bamboo, breadfruit, vanilla, cassava, coffee, papaya, cocoa, chilli, cinammon, rice and more. In organic farming terminology by of so-called companion-planting, this mixed planting area provides a natural habitat for flora and fauna whereby the to flourish without use of unnatural pesticides as in single-crop farming situations becomes unnecessarymethods typically done in other parts of the world often require.
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The above area is map shows an approximately measure of the 40ha area and 4.3 3km circumvent. Mimimum The minimum elevation above sea level is 12m and maximum is 51m. The ??km route to the main road is in variable condition varies from difficult to easy depending on season and usually takes 30 minutes by car or motorcycleduring the dry season. Harvests can easily be transported by car during the dry season or by zebu cart at anytime from the land to the crossing at [[Ambodipont Isahana]] along the main road connecting with other transport options to Antalaha and or Sambava.
[[File:Randriasony_001.jpg|200px|left]] For further information and organise a visit, contact Mr Randriasony (Pierre's cousin) in Antananarivo at +261 (0)32 53 958 51 or via email [mailto:boutdepiste@gmail.com boutdepiste@gmail.com]