Rambutan, a common minor tropical fruit in Southeast Asia has been touted as having good prospects to be developed into a globally accepted and consumed fruit. There have been considerable efforts by producing countries to increase production, improve existing cultivars, improve field and postharvest practices, pests and disease management, and develop export protocols for the fruit. The current state of production and consumption was discussed in an international webinar on ‘Enhancing global consumption and trade of rambutan’ organized by International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and the Malaysian Department of Agriculture on 18 May 2023.
You can download the report here or read it below: