Meet those getting rich off vanilla in Madagascar | Foreign Correspondent

Vanilla hustlers in dusty streets. Vanilla brokers in vanilla-built palaces. Vanilla crops threatening rare lemurs’ jungle homes. On a wild ride through Madagascar, Adam Harvey finds there’s nothing plain about vanilla.
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[@freewayhighway3959]

A 12 year old invented the pollenation of the plant by hand in 1800's amazing

[@jakejenning6571]

Man i was gonna say that like how crazy is that. Like opera or ellen if they could today woul have them on their show

[@freewayhighway3959]

Just wondering how he taught of that bright fella he was.

[@D-Rizzle653]

Crap... his dotting botanist grandfather let him take the title for his invention!!

[@rakaasadullah7477]

not to mention, a slave...

[@vedadyosa6360]

amazing

[@enindratrerabellaursula7433]

Madagascar my country forever I love you so much 🇲🇬🇲🇬 I miss you 🇲🇬

[@rickterrance4981]

This makes me feel a LITTLE bit better about the prices I'm paying for vanilla.

[@Dune137]

First lesson every human should be taught is self-control. Nature will only do so much for us so we cannot devastate it for the sake of greed. Human ignorance, desperation, and greed are killing all life on this planet, including ourselves.

[@christineperez7562]

Lol tell that to the American government for killing people over banana's in South America. Telling us they are socialist. Lol

[@zakariyamohamed6388]

greed takes that rational thinking away

[@proteus3034]

It’s been 4 years since hope he has had a good harvest

[@learningearning8385]

What a beautiful eclectic look of the people. A look of South Indian..Ethiopian & South African..and maybe Polynesian. Bful

[@rikirex2162]

the pollinating beetle is imported not native bee ...that's why they know how to do it by hand as originally.

[@hopeworldstudio]

The lemurs were cool. The guide seemed nice.

[@redcommierad2447]

Thanks to vanilla the region of sambava is becoming a richer place here in Madagascar.

[@toddwolfchild1444]

Screw zoboomafoo mama needs me a new scooter from my vanilla.

[@peterokalo9632]

Wake up all Africa’s country’s people’s enjoyed yr country’s resources 👍🏽👌🏽🪐🌍

[@-1lovethesea]

I won’t pay this much for a pod. but I love it. I will grow it my home country in Yemen.

[@Lara-xu3yc]

You have to have very humid conditions to grow it..

[@eliaeliny88]

Laura yes I know yemen is the most fertile land in the Arabian peninsuela it’s very humid because we have the tallest mountains in that region search it up it’s humid not all the same

[@yaldabaoth9235]

good luck

[@zakariyamohamed6388]

ask yourself a question why s every country not doing this

[@mikemike5973]

How did you get on?

[@nickinportland]

Everyone in Madagascar has put their face on the vanilla

[@dhaneeshky]

good presentation

[@niltondossantos2793]

Ozzy,Ozzy,Ozzy....ABC Correspondence👍👍👍

[@sto2779]

16:26 - These are the specialist plugs we're all grateful for, doing gods work in sourcing and grading vanilla beans for the world. It's all fun and games until the gangsters arrive with machetes.

[@Nelson-od9ns]

I love vanilla

[@mmassehs3251]

The French are pissed that Chinese are building schools and paying cash for jobs

[@martharinebiseko1457]

Wow.... Like cloves are in zanzibar Tanzania. And cinnamon in sychelles

[@itumelengmosailane1192]

French will keep your Madagascar poor from South Africa

[@3ormorecharacter]

Hope the women with shades is not the abusive Chinese vanilla exporter!!

[@mikemike5973]

I hope your a good person and help people everyday in your life

[@ciceroaraujo5183]

Whats the name of the bee that does the polination?

[@What24a]

Cicero Araujo - Barry

[@jgizzy]

In Mexico and some other countries in the Americas, the bee is Melipona bee (abeja de monte or mountain bee) that is stingless and small enough to fit into the vanilla orchid flower to pollenate. These bees are not present in places like Africa or Europe. Hand pollination is needed as a result, especially since the flower opens for less than 1 day before it closes and dies -- if not pollinated in those short few hours it's open then no vanilla bean will grow.

[@yoojyimenglish2418]

If we have in Laos, will you want to buy?

[@ciceroaraujo5183]

Really good report

[@rdromzirazali351]

i m looking for a genuine vanilla importer,my plantation is in Java,Indonesia.

[@dija54bayingana46]

How much

[@Liverpoolboy01]

Same old story, the hard work done at the bottom of the pile ripped off!

[@selayargreenchannel6620]

Amazing

[@rakotondrazakatojoherilant6403]

Nice report

[@kariann7501]

Makes me not want to purchase the vanilla due to the impact on the eco system

[@Lara-xu3yc]

Do what I do.. steal them

[@Dune137]

Agree 100%. So many humans are either ignorant or crazy these days. They think that all this destruction is acceptable and wont come back to haunt us all.

[@mayoite160]

amazing how much smalltown Madacasgar resembles smalltown Bangladesh or India

[@menantibintang]

Very good...the vanila lovers

[@farozara5194]

“...If the learned and worldly-wise men of this age were to allow mankind to inhale the fragrance of fellowship and love, every understanding heart would apprehend the meaning of true liberty, and discover the secret of undisturbed peace and absolute composure.” [Baha'u'llah (The promised one) - Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 162] “Rest thou assured that in this era of the spirit, the Kingdom of Peace will raise up its tabernacle on the summits of the world, and the commandments of the Prince of Peace will so dominate the arteries and nerves of every people as to draw into His sheltering shade all the nations on earth. From springs of love and truth and unity will the true Shepherd give His sheep to drink”. (Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 246)

[@illkim58]

I did always wonder why these pod were $5 each....

[@telurkucing5006]

This plant hard to maintain

[@Arkoudeides.]

Ιn Greece costs 1euro

[@terryoesch9533]

Thank you useful information unlike American's media's

[@Naturein819]

The harmless wildlife are paying the price for human's greed. This is so unfair😠

[@christineperez7562]

Good for them they are making a living. Leave them alone. You should talk about the devastation the United States has done to South America for bananas. What America has down to Hawaii for banana's. Now you get to talk about these people when they finally are able to make money. You might think Madagascar is poor but they are not. Madagascar is beautiful.

[@celticwarrior777]

I buy vanilla 6.50 pounds for two. I should each it first everyone touching it yuk and sticking their noservices not it that's disgusting hygiene.

[@celticwarrior777]

I should wash it first I mean

[@3ormorecharacter]

What are you saying??

[@bigste5771]

My ex wife slept with her crop... Ok it was a cucumber 😂

[@yahiakubara7446]

Beautiful island but the French

[@yasirurooj8749]

Who gets most profit the white man

[@lubiaylubiay8593]

How much the vanilla per kilogram in 2019?

[@robertohosea]

$300-$500 depends on its quality

[@mistialfriday9832]

roberto hosea where is the market of vanilla ?

[@robertohosea]

@@mistialfriday9832 i sell vanilla bro

[@robertohosea]

@Light Head good quality depends on how mature when you harvest the bean and how the curing process done

[@robertohosea]

@Light Head give ur email add

[@djinncdm]

Celebrate as if there is no tomorrow🌈😊😇

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

Wonder if they went back for the famine.

[@adigunayawan4699]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@kristina2641]

What about the children in jail ! How did this happened ? That which was for our good has turn again us what a shame , every thing about this video is disgusting and horrible when will this ever stop live us alone you hacks

[@amarosoares5287]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇹🇱🇹🇱🇹🇱🇹🇱🇹🇱

[@itumelengmosailane1192]

This is not Indian island my KZbin hoster is African Island

[@TheCreativeqt]

He said “Indian OCEAN island” ...not Indian island. 😉 Madagascar yes is African but is in the Indian Ocean 🌊

[@tomjohn8733]

The only way to reduce criminal activity is to end current capitalism, a one for all and every man for himself, when everyone prosper, sharing according to each person contribution, this way there’s more fairness and hopefully thru education equal opportunity everyone prospers. This will also help to protect the environment and the lemurs remaining habit areas, but if things continue as is, everyone will suffer the same fate as Hattie, they cut down all their forest and did not protect the environment, and the levers will go extinct except for those in captivity, tragically, very good documentary!!

[@christineperez7562]

This man is exploiting these wonderful people for making money to survive. Tribal people don't live like we do l. We should leave them alone.

[@chasingamurderer]

No.. this would lead to control of how much you get and no freedom

[@tomjohn8733]

@@chasingamurderer what you are describing is neo liberalism, which is uncontrolled capitalism, where everyone is free to do anything without any controls, but there will always be those who want to control others..like rogue gangs, which is what is happening in Hattie, complete lawlessness…or did I misunderstand you…

[@toddwolfchild1444]

Just like a crack House checking the workers.

[@KentuckyChicken2]

Poor nature :(

[@yushuaissa467]

Don't judge someone because they sin different than you. SO called superior race feel they are better than the rest. Prosperity for all.

[@toddwolfchild1444]

I wonder how the slave knew which day pollination needs to happen.

[@Lara-xu3yc]

Observation

[@vg7387]

It's there land ,he is king not your slave

[@richielew261997]

)))))