Kiwi production experts discuss threats and opportunities for this crop in Chile

Published 2024년 11월 11일

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Chile is a major kiwi producer and conducted a seminar to address potential climate-related threats and opportunities. The country is looking to adopt the Hayward clone 8 variety, which is more resistant to the bacteria PSA and more profitable. Kiwi production has declined due to PSA, Moria (kiwi fruit death syndrome), and the aging of Italian orchards. Chile sees an opportunity to establish a sustainable green kiwi culture and faces a challenge in yellow and red varieties. The seminar emphasized the need for varietal diversity and careful validation to avoid past mistakes.

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Today, our country is one of the main producers of kiwi in the world, whose cultivation is concentrated in the VI and VII regions. This nutritious fruit contains a combination of vitamin C - a kiwi provides us with more than 80% of what our body needs -, vitamin E, dietary fiber, actinidin, potassium and folic acid. Various aspects of this fruit were addressed in the seminar "Technology Tour for the recognition of potential threats and opportunities to kiwi production in Chile due to climate change" organized by the Maule Regional Government, the FIA agency (Foundation for Agrarian Innovation) and the company Abud & Cía.-, which was held in Molina, Maule region. During the activity, it was highlighted that Chile must take advantage of the opportunities that arise in the market. It was mentioned that in Europe the cultivation of kiwis has had serious problems. Italy, the main producer, has experienced a drop in its production due to the aging of its orchards and some diseases, ...

Source: Portaldelcampo