Blog
Updates from Lake Victoria Vanilla
OPENING: Advisory Board Member – Compost Improvement and Development
Advisory Board Member Opportunity – Compost Optimization at Victoria Vanilla Farm Join our Journey to Sustainable Farming Excellence! Victoria Vanilla Farm is dedicated to leading the way in sustainable vanilla production. Based in Tanzania but with experts supporting...
MEET US: Louise – our new Farm Manager
A home away from home Louise Kaas Hvalsøe is Danish and grew up in Eastern Jutland, but an innate wanderlust led her to Tanzania. Eight months of travelling around Mwanza with a friend, and Louise was in love. Since then, Louise has visited Tanzania almost every year...
MEET US: Anneth – Fairness, grit and ambition
Meet Anneth who is the new Field Manager on the farm. Anneth is 30 years old, lives in Bukoba where the farm is also situated and has been working with us for four months. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Banking Management and has grit, is a go getter...
MEET US: Jackson – A second family
Last but not least we have Jackson, the third member of the management team. When I first talked to Jackson, I immediately knew he had a funny bone. He instantly starts joking around and asks me how I am. He tells me that he is 26 years old but then bursts out...
MEET US: Fillip – learning process philosophy
In this next interview I would like to introduce you to the second manager on the farm: Fillip. A cheerful young fellow with a great philosophy towards work and life itself – it’s all a learning process. As a field manager his job revolves around the results on the...
MEET US: Lily – a woman in charge
This next portrait is about Lily. A very dedicated and energetic young woman in her late twenties. As we speak, I feel her commitment echoing through the phone when she proudly tells me about her education in finances and subsequent job as head of administration at...
A day in the life of a vanilla farmer
A day in my life as vanilla farmer As we have both a farm and a vanilla company trading vanilla in Denmark, I have to share my time between the two. That means that when I am in Copenhagen, I am in daily contact with our people on the farm, and vice versa. When I am...
MEET US: Babu – driven by farming
On a noisy connection to Tanzania, I called, with my heart full of questions about this mysterious vanilla farm by Lake Victoria. I would soon be able to talk to some of the employees to learn more about the farm, the people, and their work. After a few technical...
Progress during corona times
I love the spring in Denmark but this year, I have not been able to enjoy it the same way as I used to. I have been longing to go to Bukoba and contribute to the work that is going on there. Fortunately, we have good people there who are working hard dispite the...
IMMMA and DLA Piper
I am sure we could have found a cheaper solution. But I have not one second regretted that we chose to work with IMMMA Advocates - DLA Piper in Tanzania. When setting up our Danish company we chose lawyers that were part of the international DLA Piper network,...
Contact Lake Victoria Vanilla
Address
New Vanilla ApS
Horserødvej 17
2100 København Ø
Phone
+45 4128 1002 (Denmark) or
+255 067 398 1398 (Tanzania)