PURE EVIL The Vanilla Farming / Extract Industry Files (DEEP-DIVE) Capitalism,True Crime, ETC - Video

PURE EVIL The Vanilla Farming / Extract Industry Files (DEEP-DIVE) Capitalism, Child Labor, True Crime... Today I talk to you about, The UNSOLVED True Crime Case Daily Stories, Of The Vanilla Farming Industry in Madagascar, I talk about, As early as the 1800s, vanilla extract has been ubiquitous in Western baking, thanks to its frequent mention in cookbooks. Historically, the French have valued vanilla in their cuisine, and the food world followed in France's footsteps. Once vanilla extract became easily accessible, its popularity and demand skyrocketed. When Tasting Table ranked 32 ice cream flavors from worst to best, vanilla took the number one spot. This is not surprising as vanilla is the world's favorite ice cream flavor, according to a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, VANILLA is also used is makeup and cosmetic products as well shipped-world wide, Real vanilla extract is expensive and very hard to grow and culivate, According to gourmet baking brand Rodelle, vanilla is "the most labor-intensive crop in the world." Nearly all of the vanilla produced commercially today is hand-pollinated using a technique invented in the 1840s It can take up to 5 years from planting the vine to producing vanilla extract, The FDA flavoring law says vanilla extract should contain at least 13.35 ounces of vanilla beans in every gallon of spirit for the product to be considered a pure vanilla extract, Around 6 pounds of green vanilla beans are needed to produce 1 pound of processed vanilla, making it one of the most expensive and difficult spices to harvest in the world, Nowadays, less than 1% of the total global market in vanilla flavor is actually sourced from vanilla beans as most brands and products use artificial vanilla extract The artificial extract contains synthetically prepared products like guaiacol from wood pulp, petroleum, and other chemicals, Vanilla farming production also negatively impacts the environment, causing deforestation and loss of biodiversity, especially in Madagascar, where you'll find 80% of the world's vanilla beans, In Madagascar, the rising demand from global markets is forcing farmers to clear forests to make new fields. As a result, the island lost about one-fifth of its tree cover between 2001 and 2018, according to Global Forest Watch, which uses satellite imagery to detect deforestation

vanilla cultivated in the forest instead of on fallow land led to a loss of 23% of all species, and endemic species decreased by 47%, If the farmers planted the vanilla more densely or increased the length of the vanilla plants, the harvest was higher, but the number of tree and reptile species decreased, Wildlife Conservationists say the forests in Madagascar are being burned and cleared, If that wasn't bad enough, vanilla extract has a dark history deeply entangled with child labor and slavery, Despite producing the second most expensive spice in the world after saffron, most vanilla farmers have to live on less than $2 per day But their income security is even more complicated by the fact that vanilla production can be subject to weather conditions effected by the capitalism caused climate change crisis and variable demands from global markets, In order to accelerate production and make ends meet, Malagasy farmers often employ children to plant, harvest, and sell vanilla beans. According to Fair Labor, approximately 20,000 children aged between 12 and 17 work in vanilla production in the Sava region of Madagascar, and children make up nearly 32% of the overall workforce, ETC!!!
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CREDIT / SOURCES:
https://earth.org/madagascar-forests/
https://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-vanilla-5217517
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