date:Dec 13, 2018
as a GI product: Pomelo farmers are showing a greater interest in growing the crop since GI status brought the fruit greater value.
The Association has 155 families as members. Rina said their most recent figures show that there are 35 ha dedicated to pomelo cultivation, with approximately 2,000 of the 100,000 pomelo trees ready for harvesting.
After the islands pomelos were registered as a GI product in June, the price increased from $1.50 to $3.50 a fruit, said Rina. Even though the data is