Insights Life on the Vanilla Coast: How SAVA’s Farmers Survive the Price Rollercoaster
Along the northeastern edge of Madagascar, where the Indian Ocean meets dense rainforest and red earth, lies a region known simply by its acronym: SAVA. Named after the towns of Sambava, Antalaha, Vohemar, and Andapa, this humid corridor produces the majority of the world's finest vanilla. It is often called the Vanilla Coast, and for good reason. The vines that climb along shade trees here yield pods that eventually become one of the most recognizable flavors on earth. Yet behind …
