phys.org/news/2026-10-prized-wild-pepper-madagascar-forests.html Prized wild pepper at risk in Madagascar's shrinking forests
To reach the peppercorns, harvesters often tear down the vine and the trees holding it up, feeding the loss of forests that shrank 27% between 1990 and 2025. Madagascar's voatsiperifery pepper sells for 150 to 200 euros per kilogram in France, yet no national system tracks how much is harvested or exported.
— via Phys.org
