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'''The Vohitrarivo farm is a 40ha land area next to the village of Vohitrarivo in the SAVA region in the northeast of Madagascar. Located in perhaps one of the cleanest regions on earth, the land has been used for small-scale farming without any use of artificial fertilisers, pesticides or fossil-fueled farming machinery throughout its existence. With a natural river running through the middle of the property, the land is especially rich in alluvial soil which receives seasonal deposits of fertile sediment providing the ideal conditions for 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 and with the exception of small-scale agricultural cultivation for the needs of current land caretakers living in Vohitrarivo and looking after the area, farming has remained largely undeveloped since year 2000, which has left the vegetation grow together pretty much as nature designs.

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Crops and plants, some wild, include corn, sugarcane, pineapple, mango, lychee, coconut, banana, pepper, bamboo, breadfruit, vanilla, cassava, coffee, papaya, cocoa, chilli, cinnamon, rice and more. In organic farming terminology of so-called companion-planting, this mixed planting area situation provides a natural habitat for flora and fauna without the need of unnatural pesticides as single-crop farming methods typically practise elsewhere in other parts of 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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The land is 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 buyer who will manage to property in a sustainable way that can contribute to the local community of the Vohitrarivo where he grew up.

The above map shows the approximately 4.3km boundary around the 40ha property. 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. <!-- {| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Vohitrarivo 001.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Vohitrarivo 039.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 041.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 043.jpg|196px]]|-|[[File:Vohitrarivo 044.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 052.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 054.jpg|196px]]|-|[[File:Vohitrarivo 057.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 059.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 060.jpg|196px]]|-|[[File:Vohitrarivo 068.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 072.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Vohitrarivo 074.jpg|196px]]|-|}-->