Get.factual | The Dark Side of Vanilla: The Fight for Madagascar's Brown Gold | Full Documentary @get.factual | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
Vanilla is considered the king of spices and is particularly indispensable in Christmas baking. The international market craves the brown gold. Vanilla prices have skyrocketed in recent years. Madagascar, the world's largest exporter of the pod, is struggling with dramatic consequences. The battle for vanilla has broken out, and many Europeans are involved. On the international market, up to 700 euros are currently paid for a kilogram of bourbon vanilla. Crimes are even committed for this. Farmers lynch thieves, and thieves kill farmers. In Madagascar, there has been a close connection between vanilla and violence for years. European firms and companies are also in the thick of things. They all need vanilla to do business in the international market.
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Vanilla is considered the king of spices and is particularly indispensable in Christmas baking. The international market craves the brown gold. Vanilla prices have skyrocketed in recent years. Madagascar, the world's largest exporter of the pod, is struggling with dramatic consequences. The battle for vanilla has broken out, and many Europeans are involved. On the international market, up to 700 euros are currently paid for a kilogram of bourbon vanilla. Crimes are even committed for this. Farmers lynch thieves, and thieves kill farmers. In Madagascar, there has been a close connection between vanilla and violence for years. European firms and companies are also in the thick of things. They all need vanilla to do business in the international market.
youtu.be/-San7qEfAMg
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Welcome to the official Get.factual youtube channel! 🌍
We are a documentary streaming channel covering history, science, technology, and nature. Explore worlds distant, forgotten, and unknown; from the depths of ocean trenches to the far reaches of the cosmos.
New uploads of full-length documentaries and docu-series every week!
Subscribe here: bit.ly/GetfactualSUB
