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Dylan's grandfather, Toto, was the first in the family working on vanilla plantations supplying French traders. Dylan's father, Venja, continued supplying the French traders. Shortly after Madagascar's independence in 1960, the trade became dominated by Chinese immigrants who had previously worked on French owned plantations. The Chinese became buyers and exporters of vanilla and were Venja's new customers. Venja's wife, Bavy, took care of hand pollinating the vanilla orchids at their family owned plantation 15km north west of Andapa. Today, Madagascar Spices farms, processes and exports vanilla directly to its customers.
From a young age of 15, Dylan literary followed his parents footsteps to the vanilla plantation on a daily basis. He is one of 10 children and the only son in the family to have continued his passion for vanilla in his professional life.
