Israel: Taking away the hurdles for growers to start indoor vanilla orchid cultivation

“Growing vanilla is more complex than growing ornamental orchids, yet the demand for vanilla is increasing and it is a profitable crop for growers,” explain Motti Sharon from Argos and Shay Lhermann from Top Greenhouses. That is why the two have been working together closely to develop a greenhouse project that is suitable for growing vanilla. “There are some major challenges when it comes to growing vanilla and we are offering the solutions to growers from A to Z.”Motti Sharon in one of the vanilla greenhouses in Israel Growing vanilla in new countriesSharon explains that the demand for vanilla has been rising over the last few years. “This is mainly because the food industry was forced to stop using chemical vanilla and only use regular vanilla, which has led to the product becoming more expensive, as vanilla is also really sensitive to the climate. Last year, for example, extreme weather conditions led to a big quantity of vanilla not being supplied. Conventionally, there is ...