Vanilla

It is unfortunately for several months, quite common to hear some people complain about buying vanilla that makes moldy after opening their packaging. Why this phenomenon of mold? Two coupled reasons explain this: • The decline in vanillin, the main aromatic component of Planifolia vanilla (Madagascar, Mexico, Comoros, India …), but also an antiseptic agent, […]

The quality of the vanilla from Madagascar is declining for several years. This is due to two main phenomena: often too early picking which generates immature pods with low vanillin content, and vacuum packing of vanilla while beans are not properly dried. Vacuum packing early vanilla beans strongly impacts the cost price. Last year it […]

Climate change is a major issue for the future of our planet. Proof of this is its prominent place in the news of late 2015, with the COP21 held in Paris. The aim of the conference was to find common ground between all countries to minimize the impact of Human on the degradation of the […]

Access and quality of the educative system is a major issue in Madagascar. Few years ago, the government made education one of its priority and decided to invest in. Last available figures from the INSEE, shows in 2012 only 65% of young Madagascan people (15 to 24 years old) were literate against a worldwide average […]

The fruit of the vanilla is the vanilla bean, it can be transformed in different shapes and for various uses…

Vanilla is known as the Spices Queen, mainly because of the time and requirements needed for its preparation…

Madagascar, also named Red Island because of its soil colour, owes numerous natural resources. Vanilla, considered as Black Gold of Madagascar is one of them…

Vanilla is an organic product by definition, fertilizers are not used in countries such as Madagascar. Nevertheless, the word Organic vanilla cannot be used without a certification from a recognized organization…