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'''It's sunrise in Sambirano. A and a small traffic jam has evolved at the bridge crossing in Ambanja, not by cars, but by zebu carts slowly crossing the narrow bridgein Ambanja. The owners drivers and passengers of these ox-powered vehicles, mostly farmers, would have started travelling in darkness to reach the central marketplace to sell or distribute their crops by the early morning hoursto distribute their crops.'''

Dozens of workshops produce charrettes in Ambanja produce charrettes. One such workshop in the town centre is run by Mr Theodore, <!-- 032 49 341 77)--> who with his team of six skilled carpenters builds and assembles around 50 charrettes per year, all manually crafted without the use of electrical power tools.

The These humble charrette remains as practical and relevant among farmers today as they were hundreds of years ago among farmers transporting their seasonal crops to marketplaces.

The countless farmers who maintain the tradition all deserve an environmental award for their collective behaviour protecting the environment by reducing the number of cars on the roads.