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| − | '''It's sunrise in Sambirano | + | '''It's sunrise in the Sambirano Valley and a small traffic jam emerges on the bridge crossing the river in Ambanja, caused not by motor cars but by slow-moving zebu carts on the narrow bridge. The passengers and drivers of these traditional ox-powered vehicles are mostly farmers on their way to the central marketplace to sell their crops.''' |
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It's sunrise in Sambirano and a small traffic jam has evolved at the bridge crossing, not by cars, but by zebu carts slowly crossing the narrow bridge in Ambanja. The drivers and passengers of these ox-powered vehicles, mostly farmers, started travelling in darkness to reach the central marketplace by the early morning hours to distribute their crops.' | It's sunrise in Sambirano and a small traffic jam has evolved at the bridge crossing, not by cars, but by zebu carts slowly crossing the narrow bridge in Ambanja. The drivers and passengers of these ox-powered vehicles, mostly farmers, started travelling in darkness to reach the central marketplace by the early morning hours to distribute their crops.' | ||
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| − | Zebu carts, or charrettes à zebu as they are know, are common sights in and around Ambanja, the region, and across much of the country. | + | Zebu carts, or charrettes à zebu as they are know, are common sights in and around [[Ambanja]], the region, and across much of the country. |
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| − | These charrette remains as practical and relevant among farmers today as they | + | These charrette remains as practical and relevant among farmers today as they have for some hundreds of years. |
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| − | The countless farmers who keep the tradition | + | The countless farmers who keep the tradition deserve credit for protecting the environment by reducing the number of cars on the roads. |
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Revision as of 09:42, 18 August 2024
It's sunrise in the Sambirano Valley and a small traffic jam emerges on the bridge crossing the river in Ambanja, caused not by motor cars but by slow-moving zebu carts on the narrow bridge. The passengers and drivers of these traditional ox-powered vehicles are mostly farmers on their way to the central marketplace to sell their crops.
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Zebu carts, or charrettes à zebu as they are know, are common sights in and around Ambanja, the region, and across much of the country.
Dozens of workshops produce charrettes in Ambanja. One such workshop in the town centre is run by Mr Theodore, 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.
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The design and model are always the same: A simple two-wheeler which easily attaches to one or more zebus.
A charrette takes about one week to build and costs 1,800,000 (USD 400).
These charrette remains as practical and relevant among farmers today as they have for some hundreds of years.
The countless farmers who keep the tradition deserve credit for protecting the environment by reducing the number of cars on the roads.
Additional information
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