date:Mar 18, 2019
Vietnamese dragon fruits are exported to 40 countries and their returns are several times higher than those from rice production.
In Vietnams Binh Thuan province, around 29 500 hectares are dedicated to growing the fruit, with a production of nearly 600,000 tonnes last year, and its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development plans to increase that by 2020. However, this plan may be hindered by formidable pests capable of decimating dragon fruit crops: fruit flies.
Dragon fruit is a favour