BUTTERWORTH: A vanilla farm near here is using technology from the Internet of Things (IoT) network to grow this high-priced crop. The farm automatically regulates the temperature for the plants by ...

Many farmers are not aware of the value of vanilla beans whose market prices range from at least Sh60,000 to Sh70,000 a kilo. Vanilla beans are reported to be the second most expensive product in the ...

After a 2002 cyclone devastated Tonga, an archipelago in the South Pacific, some New Zealanders started a vanilla farm there to help the get the country back on its feet. Despite a setback from a ...

With the help of an AI system, Ezra Tan, Jason Ooi, Jay Tan and Joseph Chan (left to right) plant premium quality vanilla in Bukit Mertajam. (Tsen Ee Lin @ FMT Lifestyle) Even if it isn’t your thing, ...

In the tropical climes of Florida, researchers are trying to breed the state’s next commercial crop. It could be vanilla. Products like vanilla extract and beans that flavor ice creams and lace ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover food, technology and the environment. Oct 30, 2019, 09:39am EDT Oct 30, 2019, 10:58am EDT This article is more than 6 ...