Mexican vanilla is in danger of disappearing; north of Puebla and Veracruz cultivate 80%

Published 2021년 5월 3일

Tridge summary

Mexico plays a negligible role in the global production of vanilla, accounting for less than 5% of the world's supply, despite being the birthplace of the Vanilla Planifolia Jacks species. The country's domestic production is threatened by a decrease in cultivation areas, producer disorganization, and poor management. A study highlights the Potential of the Totonacapan region in Puebla and Veracruz, where 80% of Mexico's vanilla is produced, to boost quality and revalue the crop. However, vanilla production faces competition from more profitable activities. Globally, Indonesia, Madagascar, China, and Papua New Guinea are the leading vanilla producers.

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Original content

Mexico contributes less than 5 percent of the world production of this orchid of national origin, which was even used as a bargaining chip in pre-Hispanic times more than 500 years ago. The national production of vanilla faces low productivity due to the reduction of the planted area and the abandonment of the cultivation, the poor organization of the producers and the problems related to its management, which puts the system at risk of disappearance of production of this important vegetable input of Mexican origin. A study by the Superior Technological Institute of Venustiano Carranza warns that the vanilla production system in the Totonacapan region, in the northern area of Puebla and its borders with Veracruz, has an ancestral connotation that can revalue the product as it is the center of origin and have the slogan of producing the best quality vanilla in the world. Eighty percent of the vanilla produced by Mexico is concentrated in the Totonacapan region, between the northern ...

Source: MXagronoticias