Realising the potential of durian as a new source of income, the Farmers’ Organisation Authority (LPP) has identified a 119-hectare area to be developed for durian cultivation this year, said its chairman Tan Sri Zainal Dahalan. He said durian provided a new economic opportunity and could benefit LPP membersContinue Reading
China’s love of a pungent, football-sized thorny fruit is skyrocketing, and Malaysia wants a piece of it. The value of China’s fresh imports of durian fruit has climbed an average of 26 percent a year over the past decade, reaching $1.1 billion in 2016, according to United Nations data.Continue Reading
The Perlis harumanis mango will be even sweeter in the future with the injection of RM1 million by the government to develop the industry. Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the allocation was for drainage and planting of the trees as well as other logistics needed to increase the productivity and marketingContinue Reading
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