Vanilla Farming Insights – MORDI Tonga Trust

MORDI Tonga Trust and MDF recently conducted a joint comprehensive survey of vanilla farmers in Tonga to gain insights into their farming and selling practices. The survey aimed to identify constraints and opportunities within the market system from the farmers’ perspectives. 

In addition to questions about vanilla cultivation & commercial behaviours, the survey also explored the cultivation of other main crops, the roles of men and women in vanilla farming (with a focus on women’s economic empowerment), and the impacts of natural disasters, particularly those induced by climate change, on their farming and livelihoods. 

Download the Vanilla Farming insights report to see the responses received from the farmers.