Davao’s first shipment of durian to China was made available to the public early this week. ManilaBulletin
“The industry is very excited for this new market, especially that we can directly send it to China… Hopefully, this will open new doors to farmers and new doors for other exporters exporting from other countries because China is one of the biggest importers of durian,” Emmanuel Belviz, president of the Durian Industry Association of Davao City said in a phone interview.
“We really have a lot of work to help our farmers produce good quality durian… because I think the Philippines is lagging behind our durian production technologies, our post harvest technologies,” Belviz said. “Hopefully, the Department of Agriculture can help in advancing more research and more techniques in the farm systems of durian to improve the quality and quantity of durian.”
This is a great opportunity for farmers who, because of local systemic practices, haven’t yet seen the practical need to professionalize their businesses. The idea of a guaranteed buyer might just be the incentive they need to scale up their operations. The more farmers being able to acquire accreditation from the Chinese government means more opportunity for the country to showcase its produce.
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