Projection of exotic fruit cultivation in Colombia

The Colombian Horticultural Association (Asofrucol) held the International Horticultural Seminar in Cartago, Valle del Cauca, where the director of Agricultural Development Ocati, José Daniel Ramírez, analyzed the current situation of the Colombian exotic fruit industry and the projection of the gulupa. He explained that exports of fresh fruit in Colombia grew 5% last year, with an important participation of Hass avocado, Thaití lemon, gulupa, cape gooseberry and mangos. "In general, almost 400 million dollars were exported in this type of fruit," he explained. During the presentation, he said that the exotic fruits that Colombia exports the most are passionflowers, including granadilla, pitahaya, tree tomatoes and gulupa. "Gulupa, among exotic fruits, is the one that Colombia exports the most; we see that there is an increase in the export value, this means that there is a market that is willing to buy this fruit and pay its price," said Ramírez. Ramírez explained that 84% of ...