PHOTO TAKEN 13SEP03, Labourers pack pods of vanilla for export from the Indian Ocean Comoros...

PHOTO TAKEN 13SEP03, Labourers pack pods of vanilla for export from the Indian Ocean Comoros islands, September 13 2003. The Comoros are among the world's biggest producers of vanilla, imported by companies in [Europe, Asia and the United States] for products ranging from cakes to vanilla-flavoured soft drinks. A fall in production in the world's largest producer, [Madagascar], has pushed vanilla prices to an all time high, but experts warn that as production increases around the world prices are likely to collapse in the next few years, reducing the income of many peasant farmers.