Antsalaka

Antsalaka is a town and commune part of the Antsiranana district in north Madagascar. The population is approx 10,000 including the surrounding villages.

The area is rich in rice farming, vegetables maize, carrot, sweet potato, haricot, tomato and tropical fruit such as pineapple, guava, papaya, mango, lychee etc.

The single most farmed crop is khat, a class-C drug that is accepted by the authorities. Much of Madagascar's khat is cultivated in and around Antsalaka and every day there is a khat market in the village.