'''It's just sunrise dawn at the Sambirano crossing, and there's is a bit of a traffic jam, not caused by motor vehicles but by ox-powered carts delivering freshly harvested fresh crops from the countryside to the central marketplace of Ambanja.'''
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Innumerable zebu Zebu carts exist are common sights in and around Ambanja, the region, and across much of the big island of Madagascar.
Dozens of zebu cart workshops exist in Ambanjaassemble innumerable zebu carts. One typical workshop in the town centre, run by Mr Theodore, <!-- 032 49 341 77)--> employ six skilled wood workers who build about 50 carts per year, all manually crafted without electrified powder tools. The design and model is always the same: A simple two-wheeler which easily attach to one or more zebus. A cart takes about one week to make and costs 1,800,000 (USD 400).
One typical workshop, by Mr Theodore, <!-- 032 49 341 77)--> in the town centreThe carts, employs six skilled wood workers assembling about 50 carts per yearor charettes as they are known, always in a same design remain as practical relevant as they were hundreds of years ago and model. Everything is done manually without electricity and powder tools. A cart takes about a week an indispensable way of transport for farmers in distributing their seasonal crops from farm to produce and costs 1,800,000 (about USD 400)markets.
These humble two-wheeled vehicles or simply charettes as they are known are as relevant today as they were hundreds of years ago, providing an indispensable form of transport by farmers in distributing their agricultural crops. Hopefully the The tradition of these innumerable eco-friendly vehicles remain, as they help carts keep cars and air-pollution to a minimum.
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