EU-STREIT PNG programme

🌿 Nine months from flower to bean: Building a Vanilla Business in Papua New Guinea

For Mama Nancy in East Sepik, vanilla is a family business, rebuilt after years of decline pushed many farmers away from the crop.

With support from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the EU-STREIT PNG programme, she is improving bean quality, waiting for better buyers instead of selling in a rush, and helping more women take their place in the vanilla business.

Read her story: https://www.fao.org/in-action/eu-streit-png/news/detail/nine-month-wait-building-vanilla-business-papua-new-guinea/en



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