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

The land, which is in its third generation of Malagasy ownership, has only been used utilised for farming purposes 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 in most areas grow wild together pretty much as nature designs it.

Crops and plants, some wild, include corn, sugarcane, pinapple, mango, lychee, cococut, banana, pepper, bamboo, breadfruit, vanilla, cassava, coffee, papaya, cocoa, chilli, cinammon and more{| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Vohitrarivo 038. In organic farming philosophy, by sojpg|600px]]|-called companion|[[File:Vohitrarivo 039.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 041.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 043.jpg|196px]]|-|[[File:Vohitrarivo 044.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 052.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 054.jpg|196px]]|-planting, this provides an ideal habitat since use of unnatural pesticides is needed as in typical single|[[File:Vohitrarivo 057.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 059.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 060.jpg|196px]]|-crop farming operations|[[File:Vohitrarivo 032.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 072.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 074.jpg|196px]]|-|}

The site is located about 25km from Crops and plants, some wild, include corn, sugarcane, pineapple, mango, lychee, coconut, banana, pepper, bamboo, breadfruit, vanilla, cassava, coffee, papaya, cocoa, chilli, cinnamon, wild cardamom, rice and more. In organic farming terminology of so-called companion-planting, this mixed planting situation provides a natural habitat for flora and fauna without the coast need of unnatural pesticides as single-crop farming methods typically practise elsewhere in the Indian Ocean and 20km inland about half-way between [[Antalaha]] and [[Sambava]]world.

From the crossing at {| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[Ambodipont IsahanaFile:Vohitrarivo 077.jpg|600px]], a village of about 300 inhabitants, take the road inland, passing |-|[[TananabaovaoFile:Vohitrarivo 092.jpg|196px]] after 4|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 171.6km, a village of about jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 100 inhabitants. 7jpg|196px]]|-|[[File:Vohitrarivo 102.6km after is the village of Ambinanifaho with about 2,000 inhabitantsjpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 103. 8km further is the village of jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[AmbodilalonaFile:Vohitrarivo 105.jpg|196px]] with about 800 inhabitants and 3km thereafter is |-|[[LanjarivoFile:Vohitrarivo 253.jpg|196px]] with about 1,000 inhabits and finally 2km from there is |align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo110.jpg|196px]] with about 500 inhabitants. |align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo is the nearest village to the land starting at 1km further inland from the village112.jpg|196px]]|-|}

The river Farariana runs through site is located about 25km from the land. There are no inhabited villages further upstream between the land area and the source coast of the river, making the water water perfectly safe to drink. Downstream, Farariana joins the Tananbao river and leads into the Indian Oceanand 18km inland about half-way between [[Antalaha]] and [[Sambava]].

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Distance around: From the crossing at [[Ambodipont Isahana]], a village of about 300 inhabitants, take the road inland, passing [[Tananabaovao]] after 4.3 km<br>Minimum elevation: 12 m<br>Maximum elevation: 51 m<br>6km, a village of about 100 inhabitants. 7.6km after is the village of [[Ambinanifaho]] with about 2,000 inhabitants. 8km further is the village of [[Ambodilalona]] with about 800 inhabitants and 3km thereafter is [[Lanjarivo]] with about 1,000 inhabits and finally 2km from there is [[Vohitrarivo]] with about 500 inhabitants. Vohitrarivo is the nearest village to the land starting at 1km further inland from the village.

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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 perfectly safe to drink. Downstream, Farariana joins the Tanambao river and leads into the Indian Ocean. [[File:Vohitrarivo 108.jpg|600px]] The land is 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 buyer who will manage to property in a sustainable way that can contribute to the local community of Vohitrarivo where he grew up. <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-14.592236, 50.049311~'''[[Vohitrarivo]]''' village~~;-14.603767, 50.055333~'''[[Lanjarivo]]'''~~;-14.611450, 50.076500~'''[[Ambodilalona]]'''~~;-14.613950, 50.119767~'''[[Ambinanifaho]]'''~~;-14.62179, 50.144556~'''[[Tananabaovao]]'''~~;-14.617717, 50.181233 ~'''[[Ambodipont Isahana]]'''~~;|centre=-14.58710526749022,50.050516772753774|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=750|zoom=16|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png|lines=-14.5885414,50.0522567:-14.5885068,50.0522544:-14.588535,50.0523356:-14.588557,50.0524374:-14.5885722,50.0525314:-14.5885836,50.0526298:-14.5885953,50.0527214:-14.5885726,50.0526609:-14.588465,50.0526801:-14.5882904,50.0526929:-14.588206,50.0527372:-14.5875402,50.0530633:-14.587502,50.0532514:-14.5874418,50.0533788:-14.587377,50.0535662:-14.5872653,50.0537311:-14.5871484,50.0539189:-14.5869859,50.0541131:-14.5863824,50.0544218:-14.5861529,50.0544763:-14.5860079,50.0544862:-14.5859007,50.0544668:-14.5857264,50.0544524:-14.5856019,50.0543946:-14.5854998,50.0543465:-14.5853836,50.0543053:-14.5852317,50.0542923:-14.5850588,50.054287:-14.5849178,50.0542576:-14.584768,50.0542555:-14.5845474,50.0541342:-14.5847533,50.053613:-14.5843127,50.0518119:-14.584296,50.052409:-14.5836993,50.0525219:-14.5835754,50.0525292:-14.5834522,50.0525514:-14.5833225,50.0525607:-14.5824003,50.0522714:-14.5823441,50.0521175:-14.5820934,50.0516701:-14.5822233,50.051503:-14.5822085,50.0514966:-14.5823884,50.0512356:-14.582768,50.0514333:-14.5823884,50.0512356:-14.5825347,50.0513065:-14.5827485,50.0514205:-14.5828186,50.0515109:-14.5829074,50.0515752:-14.583028,50.0516262:-14.5831334,50.0516303:-14.5833716,50.0515513:-14.5833091,50.0514681:-14.5832698,50.051376:-14.5832427,50.0512317:-14.5831841,50.0511583:-14.5830491,50.0509007:-14.5828375,50.0507089:-14.5827274,50.0506853:-14.5823024,50.0503941:-14.5820396,50.0501094:-14.5818599,50.0500175:-14.5825087,50.0495536:-14.582445,50.0494627:-14.5828188,50.0496122:-14.5829407,50.0495756:-14.5829383,50.0495087:-14.5829185,50.0493121:-14.5830133,50.049112:-14.5829718,50.0489151:-14.5828756,50.0488055:-14.5828438,50.0487034:-14.5828424,50.0486469:-14.5829734,50.0485508:-14.5830192,50.0484563:-14.583003,50.0481488:-14.5830898,50.0479222:-14.5830966,50.0478071:-14.5830622,50.0476009:-14.5833418,50.0472994:-14.5840416,50.0468868:-14.5839792,50.0468472:-14.5838982,50.0465836:-14.5838654,50.0464386:-14.5839258,50.0463052:-14.5840233,50.0463101:-14.5840939,50.046336:-14.5841063,50.0462638:-14.5841354,50.0461734:-14.5842484,50.0461013:-14.5843544,50.0459721:-14.5845669,50.0457092:-14.5845628,50.0456078:-14.5846474,50.0454849:-14.5847807,50.0454563:-14.5848475,50.0454014:-14.5848916,50.0453039:-14.5849397,50.0452101:-14.585014,50.045237:-14.5849522,50.0448394:-14.5850596,50.0452014:-14.5851504,50.0454861:-14.5851725,50.0455774:-14.5852168,50.0456962:-14.5852775,50.0460295:-14.5854116,50.0465159:-14.5854854,50.0470596:-14.5855446,50.0473279:-14.5855288,50.047368:-14.5859309,50.0483641:-14.5859987,50.0486012:-14.5860584,50.0487926:-14.5859492,50.0489914:-14.5859254,50.0489822:-14.5860138,50.0490348:-14.5861051,50.0490826:-14.5862036,50.0491282:-14.5862001,50.0491372:-14.5861472,50.049113:-14.5861264,50.0490783:-14.5861845,50.0491265:-14.5862594,50.0492406:-14.5863015,50.0494186:-14.5866399,50.0497702:-14.58673,50.0498171:-14.5869653,50.0499729:-14.5871834,50.0501397:-14.587266,50.0501785:-14.5873609,50.050162:-14.5874714,50.0501721:-14.5875896,50.0502215:-14.5877496,50.0502531:-14.5878688,50.0502639:-14.587977,50.0503133:-14.5880457,50.0503509:-14.5890776,50.0509706:-14.5892347,50.0507334:-14.5893014,50.0506279:-14.5894213,50.0506215:-14.589515,50.0506715:-14.5896309,50.0507343:-14.589727,50.0507461:-14.5898028,50.0508142:-14.5899472,50.0508473:-14.5900536,50.0508525:-14.5902167,50.0509591:-14.5902095,50.0510516:-14.5902074,50.051148:-14.5902054,50.0512473:-14.5902164,50.0513487:-14.5902146,50.051487:-14.5901964,50.0515935:-14.5901796,50.0516962:-14.5901526,50.0517891:-14.5901152,50.0518712:-14.5900646,50.0519527:-14.5900566,50.052044:-14.5900695,50.0520284:-14.5899904,50.0520269:-14.5899165,50.0520724:-14.5898269,50.0521061:-14.5897224,50.0521162:-14.589626,50.0521216:-14.589521,50.0521299:-14.5894144,50.0521291:-14.5892993,50.052146:-14.5891916,50.0521647:-14.5890327,50.0522748:-14.5889446,50.0523455:-14.588824,50.0523048:-14.588747,50.0522395:-14.5886824,50.0521808:-14.5885414,50.0522567}}</div> The above map shows the approximately 4.3km boundary around 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 the season and usually takes 30 minutes by car or motorcycle during the dry season. [[File:Vohitrarivo_001.jpg|600px]] Harvests can easily be transported during the dry season by car or by zebu cart at any time of the year from the land to the crossing at [[Ambodipont Isahana]] along the main road to Antalaha or Sambava. [[File:Randriasony_001.jpg|200px|left]] For further informationand/or to organise a visit and survey of the property, contact Pierre's cousin Mr Randriasony in Antananarivo at +261 (0)32 53 958 51 or via email [mailto:boutdepiste@gmail.com boutdepiste@gmail.com]<br clear="all"> == Additional information == This article was republished on Carnets' Facebook channel at https://www.facebook.com/100044481007597/posts/1057907815701909/