Farmers sound the alarm as pantry staple crop becomes increasingly difficult to grow: 'Production is at serious risk'

Farmers sound the alarm as pantry staple crop becomes increasingly difficult to grow: 'Production is at serious risk'

One of the world's top vanilla-producing countries has seen its output threatened by extreme heat. What's happening? Vanilla plants normally flourish under the canopy of trees in regions where crops are grown in Mexico. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the country is one of the top five producers of vanilla. But vanilla is sensitive to heat waves and drought, two extreme types of weather seen this year in Mexico. "Vanilla …