The Philippines' Department of Agriculture will expand the production of durian by training more local farmers, following the signing of an export agreement with China, a huge market that will bring massive opportunities, create jobs and increase incomes for local farmers. The Department is actively registering exporters and training growers of durian, officials from the High-Value Crops Development Program of the department stated.
The department said that it has conducted personnel training on controlling pests and diseases that affect durian trees. More farmers in the Davao Region and neighboring regions and provinces will be trained to enhance their knowledge to ensure that high-quality fresh durians will be exported to China and other markets.
On January 4, the Philippines and China signed a protocol on exports of fresh durian, joining Vietnam and Thailand to provide fresh fruit to China.
Source: globaltimes.cn