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The three hectares plantation located close to Andapa has about 1,000 plants which produces maximum five
tons of mainly Bourbon and Thahiti vanilla p/yeareach. Additionally, some Pompona as well as some Mangitsy Ampotony is grown, but which is not intended as a premium export product as it has a lower vanillin content.
In 2015, Dylan started a farmers cooperative named ''Madagascar Natural Products'', or MNP for short. The cooperarive provides agricultural training, equipment to its members, such as flashlights and raincoats when needed. Through education and support, MNP's objective is to help its member farmers grow the highest quality gourmet vanilla. As of 2017, there are four member families with eight individual farmers each. In total, 32 farmers located in areas stretching from and around Andapa to Sambava are part of the cooperative.