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'''The Vohitrarivo farm is a 40ha land area next to the village of Vohitrarivo in the SAVA region in north east the northeast of Madagascar. Located in perhaps one of the cleanest regions on earth, the land has been used for small-scale farming without any use of artificial fertilisers, pesticides or fossil-fueled farming machinery throughout its entire historyexistence. With a natural river running through the middle of the landproperty, the land is especially rich in alluvial soil which receives seasonal deposits of fertile sediment providing the ideal conditions for farming countless species of low-altitude tropical crops.'''

Crops and plants, some wild, include corn, sugarcane, pinapplepineapple, mango, lychee, cococutcoconut, banana, pepper, bamboo, breadfruit, vanilla, cassava, coffee, papaya, cocoa, chilli, cinammon, rice and more. In organic farming terminology of so-called companion-planting, this mixed planting area provides a natural habitat for flora and fauna to flourish without use need of unnatural pesticides as single-crop farming methods typically done practise in other parts of the world often require.

The river Farariana runs through the land. There are no inhabited villages further upstream between the land area and the source of the river, making the water water perfectly safe to drink. Downstream, Farariana joins the Tananbao river and leads into the Indian Ocean.

The land is a family owned by Pierre Ndrevelo (pictured above) who is a lecturer at the University of Antalaha. As he did not continue the family tradition of farming, the land is for sale. He hopes to find a buyers buyer who will manage to property in a good sustainable way that will can contribute to the local community of the village Vohitrarivo where he grew up.

The above map shows an the approximately measure of the 40ha and 4.3km circumventaround the 40ha property. The minimum elevation above sea level is 12m and maximum is 51m. The condition of the 18km route to the main road varies from difficult to easy depending on season and usually takes 30 minutes by car or motorcycle during the dry season.

Harvests can easily by car be transported during the dry season by car or by zebu cart at anytime of the year from the land to the crossing at [[Ambodipont Isahana]] along the main road connecting with other transport options to Antalaha or Sambava.

[[File:Randriasony_001.jpg|200px|left]] For further information and/or to organise a visit and survey of the properlyproperty, contact Mr Randriasony (Pierre's cousin) Mr Randriasony in Antananarivo at +261 (0)32 53 958 51 or via email [mailto:boutdepiste@gmail.com boutdepiste@gmail.com]