KUALA LUMPUR: Durian is planted on nearly half the land cultivated for fruits in the country last year, according to the Agriculture Department. The fruit generated a sales volume of RM1.97 billion from the 66,038ha of land planted with the fruit, or 47 per cent of the total 139,476ha of land cultivated with premium fruits. “This can be achieved by planting durian at various ecological zones in combination with the various durian species designed to bear fruit either at the beginning, middle or end of the year. “It can also reduce the cost of shipping by eliminating durian skins as, on average, only 30 to 35 per cent of a whole durian fruit is edible,” she said. The introduction of minimally-processed durian helps industries to overcome obstacles in market access for whole durian fruit in China.

Source: New Strait Times December 03, 2017 06:56 UTC