Vanilla, Sri Lanka's number one export crop, has become indispensable for various food industries as a flavoring and seasoning all over the world, so its price is increasing day by day. The price of vanilla has exceeded 400 US dollars per kilogram and there is a rapid upward trend in five years. Indonesia, Venezuela, Uganda and India are the leading countries in vanilla cultivation. Vanilla cultivation is done successfully in wet and intermediate zone and areas like Kandy, Matale, Kegalle are very suitable for this