Policy Articles

Problems and Opportunities of Dragon Fruit Production in the Philippines

Teddy F. Tepora
2019.10.19
ABSTRACT Dragon fruit is among the most nutritious and wonderful exotic fruits in the world.  Dragon fruit production is a profitable enterprise and a promising means of raising the income of farmers in the Philippines.  The continuously increasing land area planted to dragon fruit...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agriculture
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Application of Blockchain Technology in Food Traceability: the Case of Dragon Fruits in Vietnam

Dang Duc Chien
2019.10.18
  ABSTRACT Vietnam, the first and the sole country, has gained permission to export dragon fruits to Australia since September 2017. To be a qualified exporting country, Vietnam has to meet a range of import conditions, one of which is the ability to trace dragon fruits back to production...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Agricultural science policies
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The Dragon Fruit Export Challenge and Experiences in Vietnam

Phan Thi Thu Hien
2019.10.18
OVERVIEW OF DRAGON FRUIT TREES The situation of dragon fruit production Dragon fruit is a fruit tree belonging to the cactus family, group of dry tropical plants, originating in the desert region of Mexico and Columbia. Dragon fruit was brought to Vietnam by the French in the 19th century,...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Dragon Fruit On- and Off-Season Production in Thailand

Parson Saradhuldhat
2019.10.18
ABSTRACT Thailand is one of the tropical countries that can grow dragon fruit being both an exporter and importer of the fruit depending on months of the year.  Most dragon fruit production in Thailand can be harvested from natural season production (April to October). However, for the off-...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agriculture
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Overall Dragon Fruit Production and Global Marketing

Nancy Jung Chen, Robert E Paull
2019.10.18
ABSTRACT Production data for most new and expanding tropical fruits is rarely available. Available evidence from individual countries suggests that Dragon Fruit (Selenicereus spp.) is expanding. Significant production is occurring and expanding in many countries including: Vietnam, China, Mexico,...
Country: Others Topic: Agricultural value chains
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