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'''Sambirano is an area in the north west 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 that ]] which runs from the foothills of the [[Tsaratanana Massif]] into the Ampasindava Bay where it joins with the Ramena riverRiver, south of [[Ambanja]].'''

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="-13.688688" lon="48.450737" type="satellite" zoom="12" controls="large">-13.687854, 48.452454Sambirano River, where it runs through [[AmbanjaFile:Sambirano 091.jpg|600px]]</googlemap>

Due to the proximity of the Tsaratanana mountain range and trade winds, a particular micro-climateoccurs in the Sambirano region. During the rainy season, the river floods and deposits extremelyfertile alluvia along its river banks, providing ideal conditions for many types of crops, especially cacao.

All three varieties of cacao grow along the river banks of Sambirano throughout the year, but with two peak seasons{| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File: June/July and October/November. The river is divided in two parts, the upper Sambirano (upstream) and the lower Sambirano (downstream)101. <!jpg|600px]]|-- Harvesting between from |[[File:Sambirano 102.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Sambirano 103.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Sambirano 104. to ... is done along the upstream part and from ... to ... along the downstream part. -->jpg|196px]]|}

Malagasy All three varieties of cacao has special characteristics due to grow throughout the unique climate and soil year along the river banks of Sambirano river, but with two peak seasons: June/July and October/November. The cacao harvest grown river is divided in two parts, the region can contain around 10% Criollo beans upper Sambirano (cacao grown elsewhere typically contain about 5% Criolloupstream) and the lower Sambirano (downstream). Cacao harvested <!-- Harvesting between from Sambirano ... to ... is especially suited for high quality, low bitterness dark chocolate done along the upstream part and is used by premium quality [[Madagascar Chocolate|Malagasy chocolate]] brands such as [[Chocolaterie Robert]] and [[Cinagra]] and [[Chocolaterie Colbert]]from ... to ... along the downstream part.-->

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