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'''Vohitrarivo farmland is a 40ha land area next to the village of Vohitrarivo in the SAVA region of north east of Madagascar. Located Perhaps located in one of the cleanest areas of on the worldplanet, the land has been sparsely used for small-scale farming, and always without use of unatural unnatural fertilisers, pesticides or fossil-fueled farming methods machinery throughout its history. With a natural river running through the middle of the land, the soil is especially rich in alluvial and soil which receives seasonal deposits of fertile sediment providing ideal conditions for many types almost any type of tropical cropsat a low altitute.'''
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The land, which is in its third generation of Malagasy ownership, has been used utilised for farming purposes for two generations. With the exception of some small-scale cultivation for personal needs of land caretakers from Vohitrarivo village, regular farming has been inactive since about year 2000, which has left vegetation in most areas grow wild as nature designs it.
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The site is located about 25km from the coast of the Indian Ocean and 20km inland about half-way between [[Antalaha]] and [[Sambava]].
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From the crossing at [[Ambodipont Isahana]], a village of about 300 inhabitants, take the road inland, passing [[Tananabaovao]] after 4.6km, 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 water perfectly safe to drink. Downstream, Farariana joins the Tananbao river and leads into the Indian Ocean.
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The land is a 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 buyers who will manage to property in a good way that will contribute to the local community of the village where he grew up.
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Maximum elevation: 51 m<br>