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'''The Vohitrarivo farmland farm is a 40ha land area next to the village of Vohitrarivo in the SAVA region of north east in the northeast of Madagascar. Perhaps located Located in perhaps one of the cleanest areas regions on the planetearth, the land has been sparsely used for small-scale farming and always without use of unnatural artificial fertilisers, pesticides or fossil-fueled farming machinery throughout its historyexistence. With a natural river running through the middle of the landproperty, the soil land is especially rich in alluvial soil which receives seasonal deposits of fertile sediment providing ideal conditions for almost any type farming countless species of low-altitude tropical crops.'''

The land, which is in its third generation of Malagasy ownership, has only been utilised for farming for two generations. With and with the exception of some small-scale agricultural cultivation for personal the needs of current land caretakers from living in Vohitrarivo villageand looking after the area, regular farming has been inactive remained largely undeveloped since about year 2000, which has left the vegetation grow wild together pretty much as nature designs it.

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Crops and plants, some wild, include corn, sugarcane, pinapplepineapple, mango, lychee, cococutcoconut, banana, pepper, bamboo, breadfruit, vanilla, cassava, coffee, papaya, cocoa, chilli, cinammoncinnamon, rice and more. In organic farming terminology by of so-called companion-planting, this mixed planting situation provides a natural habitat for flora and fauna whereby without the use need of unnatural pesticides as in single-crop farming situations becomes unnecessarymethods typically practise elsewhere in the world.

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The site is located about 25km from the coast of the Indian Ocean and 20km 18km 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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<HTML5video type="youtube">IleoqYJdfR0</HTML5video><br> 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 Tanambao river and leads into the Indian Ocean.

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 buyer who will manage to property in a good sustainable way that will can contribute to the local community of the village Vohitrarivo where he grew up.

The above area is an map shows the approximately measure of 4.3km boundary around the 40ha area and 4property.3 circumvent. Mimimum The minimum elevation above sea level is 12m and maximum is 51m. The condition of the 18km route to the main road varies from difficult to easy depending on the season and usually takes 30 minutes by car or motorcycle during the dry season. [[File:Vohitrarivo_001.jpg|600px]] Harvests can easily be transported during the dry season by car or by zebu cart at any time of the year from the land to the crossing at [[Ambodipont Isahana]] along the main road to Antalaha or Sambava.

[[File:Randriasony_001.jpg|200px|left]] For further information and /or to organise a visitand survey of the property, contact Mr Randriasony (Pierre's cousin) Mr Randriasony in Antananarivo at +261 (0)32 53 958 51 or via email [mailto:boutdepiste@gmail.com boutdepiste@gmail.com]