Chilean kiwi implements support tool to boost industry

Published Nov 4, 2024

Tridge summary

Frutas de Chile is developing a tool to help kiwi producers and exporters predict the size distribution of fruits at harvest time. This tool is part of the "Technological Program for Export Fruit Growing in the Central South Zone (PTEC-Central South Zone)" project, supported by various organizations. The tool aims to provide producers with more information about their kiwi production and allow exporters to improve commercial programs based on the size of the fruit. The tool is expected to be available to farmers this season and will continue to be improved with more data.

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With the aim of boosting the Chilean kiwi industry, Frutas de Chile is developing a new tool to support producers and exporters to estimate the distribution of fruit sizes at the time of harvest so they can make more informed decisions. The tool is part of the “Technological Program for Export Fruit Growing in the Central South Zone (PTEC-Central South Zone)” project, which was developed with the support of the Production Development Corporation (CORFO), the Foundation for Fruit Development (FDF), and the Kiwi Committee of Frutas de Chile. In this regard, the technical advisor of the Kiwi Committee, Elizabeth Köhler, explained that the research began in 2018 to 2021. “The initiative developed a size estimation model to be able to determine the size curve that an orchard will have. What is missing is the second part regarding how we determine, in advance, the estimate of kilos, that is, to generate a valid methodology for the industry and that is applied in all orchards.” She added ...

Source: MXfruit