^{The book of abstracts of the congress can be downloaded HERE}

 * Congress dates: 04 to 07 June 2024 *

     85 participants from 22 countries

33 communications : 20 talks - 13 posters

"After the first four sessions held in Latin America, the International Vanilla Congress moves to Reunion Island, in the Indian Ocean, in the heart of the world's main vanilla production basin.

This fifth vanilla congress is intended to be a platform to discuss the latest advances in vanilla research and development.

We invite researchers, developers, experts, and anyone interested in vanilla, to three days of information and debates around the following themes:

1) vanilla bio-ecology, diversity of resources and uses,

2) new approaches and practices for sustainable vanilla production, particularly in the context of climate change,

3) innovations and trends in vanilla curing and marketing.

A one-day field visit will allow to discover the know-how of Reunionese producers as well as outstanding landscapes of the vanilla island.

The congress will be held at the Plant protection platform from June 4 to 7, 2024.

We look forward to seeing you in Saint-Pierre in 2024 for the fifth vanilla congress.

For the organizing committee,

Michel Grisoni and Pascale Besse