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'''Sambirano is an area in the northwest of Madagascar especially known for the production of high quality cacao, also known as the "green gold" of Sambirano. The name refers to the Sambirano Valley as well as the [[Sambirano River ]] which runs from the foothills of the [[Tsaratanana Massif]] into the Ampasindava Bay where it joins with the Ramena River, south of [[Ambanja]].'''
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[[chocolate makers using Madagascar cocoa]] in their products.
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* [[Sambirano Cocoa Tour]] - bike tour through the cocoa region (7 nights)
* [[Sambirano Trekking Tour]] - trekking tour along the Sambirano river River (5 nights)* [http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/10/02/excellence-a-winning-formula-for-madagascan-cocoa-production Excellence: A Winning Formula for Madagascan Cocoa Production] - World Bank article, October 2017
* [[Issouf - a cacao farmer in Sambirano, Madagascar]]
* [http://www.madainfo.de/kakao.htm Cocoa and coffee from Madagascar] In German language
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19256838 Madagascar's luxury chocolate thieves strike fear into farmers] BBC article and video, 10th September 2012.
* [http://iosonoqui.vanityfair.it/category/cacao Sul fronte del cacao] - an article about cocoa theft in Sambirano ("On the Cacao Front") in Italian edition of Vanity Fair, March 2013
