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Briefings focused on Madagascar — production, land and frontier risk. Related intelligence follows Africa.
As back-to-back cyclones devastate Madagascar's vanilla yields and drive up food insecurity, Ugandan and Malagasy cooperatives are leveraging digital geolocation and organic premiums to secure European market access ahead of the 2026 EUDR deadlines.
The live 2026–27 approval window requires exporters to submit a complete digital file by 15 October, including evidence of at least 500 kg of green vanilla purchases. Behind the paperwork, weather-related crop losses and rising prices put smallholder incomes and supply continuity at risk.
February’s twin cyclones flooded vanilla, pepper and clove ground in eastern Madagascar. Fairtrade America’s August DONUTS partnership with Frontier Co-op and Finland aims at cooperative resilience. Stewardship is whether spice offtakers and enablers finance shade and income files the farmer still owns.