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Zebu carts, or Omby Sarety in Malagasy (''Aomby'' in northern dialect) , are common sights in and around Ambanja and across the country. These zebu-led carts remain as practical and relevant among farmers today as they have since ancient times.
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Dozens of workshops produce charrettes carts in Ambanja. One of them is led by Mr Theodore, who, along with his team of six skilled carpenters, manually assembles around 50 charrettes carts per year without using motorised power tools.
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The design and model are always the same: A simple two-wheeler that easily attaches to one or more zebus. A charrette cart takes about one week to build and costs 1,800,000 Ariary (about USD 400).
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The countless Malagasy farmers deserve recognition credit for their traditional eco-friendly transportation methods method, which help helps keep the air and environment clean by avoiding the use of abstaining from using petrol and diesel-powered vehicles.
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