Poland: Five years ago, the mini kiwi was still unknown

Kantar's research shows that 14 percent. adult surveyed residents of Poland - 4.5 million consumers, wanted to try the mini-kiwi this year. This shows how the popularity of this fruit is growing. Poland is a pioneer in the cultivation of mini-kiwi. It has only recently appeared on sale in other European countries, the USA, New Zealand and China. For 25 years, he has been selecting varieties suitable for commercial cultivation. Thus, "Baby kiwi" or "Polish mini-kiwi" with the scientific name of Actinidia arguta has been gaining popularity for 20 years and has more and more varieties. It comes from Asia - from Eastern Siberia, Japan, China, Korea and the area of the Kuril Islands. It is closely related to the well-known kiwi fruit mainly imported from New Zealand and Italy. In the English nomenclature, the minikiv is most often referred to as kiwiberry (in Europe). In other countries you can also meet the names of baby kiwi, cocktail kiwi, dessert kiwi, frost-resistant kiwi (hardy ...