Retired Universiti Utara Malaysia professor Aziz Romli shows matoa fruits, which is also called ‘buah krystal’, said to have a unique taste that combines lychee, rambutan and durian. — Bernama picJITRA, June 23 — Interest in farming matoa fruit is growing thanks to the promise of lucrative returns, a smallholder from Kedah shared today.
“I started off with six matoa trees 10 years ago and all of them are fruiting now. At first I didn’t know the uniqueness of this tree and just planted them for fun to fill up my free time.“The trees started to flower when they were three years old and if I knew it would be a ‘hit’, I would have planted hundreds of them on my three-hectare property, which is currently planted with rubber trees,” he told reporters at his house in Kampung Kubang Menerong, Padang Sera near here today.
“The demand for the fruits is very high and prices are also high, around RM30 to RM38 a kilogramme, it’s already like prices for durian, and I do reap a windfall every time matoa season comes around.“If the weather is good and there’s no drought, each tree will produce even more fruit and for me, it’s good enough as a crop...
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