• Cultivation potential of Vanilla crop wild relatives in two contrasting land use systems 

      Watteyn, Charlotte; Reubens, Bert; Azofeifa Bolaños, José Bernal; Solano Campos, Frank; Pérez Silva, Araceli; Karremans Lok, Adam Philip; Muys, Bart (2023)
      Vanilla is an important cash crop for many smallholder farmers around the tropics, and a highly appreciated spice used in a wide range of products. The crop species Vanilla planifolia is, however, facing a number of threats ...
    • Exploring farmer preferences towards innovations in the vanilla supply chain 

      Watteyn, Charlotte; Dejonghe, Olivia; Van Hoyweghen, Kaat; Azofeifa Bolaños, José Bernal; Karremans Lok, Adam Philip; Vranken, Liesbet; Reubens, Bert; Muys, Bart; Maertens, Miet (2021-11)
      The vanilla supply chain is characterized by high risk crop management and unstable supply. In order to meet global vanilla demand while improving production sustainability, new approaches considering agro-ecological ...
    • Vanilla distribution modeling for conservation and sustainable cultivation in a joint land sparing/sharing concept 

      Watteyn, Charlotte; Fremout, Tobias; Karremans Lok, Adam Philip; Pillco Huarcaya, Ruthmery; Azofeifa Bolaños, José Bernal; Reubens, Bert; Muys, Bart (2020-03)
      Vanilla, an expensive but popular spice used in many industries, faces problems related to its supply. Some of these problems are due to the fact that vanilla cultivation is based on clonal material of a single species ...