Spotlight | Madagascar
Antananarivo prepares to cut number of vanilla exporters

Vanilla beans drying in Bemalamatra, north Madagascar, in 2016.
Vanilla beans drying in Bemalamatra, north Madagascar, in 2016. © Rijasolo/AFP
Madagascar's trade minister wants to radically reduce the number of vanilla exporters in a bid to rationalise the key sector. The potential move is troubling the industry, particularly US clients, who buy 70% of the country's vanilla. [...]
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