Prized Wild Pepper at Risk in Madagascar's Shrinking Forests
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Prized wild pepper at risk in Madagascar's shrinking forests
With its subtle, aromatic flavour, Voatsiperifery pepper grows on vines that reach into the canopy of the island's natural forests, which shrank 27 percent between 1990 and 2025, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. To reach the peppercorns without having to climb, harvesters often tear down the vine and, in many cases, the trees supporting them, contributing to the relentless retreat of Madagascar's forests. "At times, I tell …
A victim of its success, wild pepper begins to become rare in Madagascar. Threatened by the bush fires lit for coal or cultivation on brulis, the spice tries to be domesticated by a few entrepreneurs on site.
The tsiperifery, Madagascar's wild pepper, seduces the big tables but pays dearly for its fame. Between destructive gathering, retreating forests and... Read more Malagasy pepper in front of the trap of its fame appeared first on Le Singulier.
Rare 'Voatsiperifery': Prized wild pepper at risk in Madagascar's shrinking forests
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