Dragon fruit land in Brazil prepares harvest event

Published Jan 26, 2022

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The municipality of Sério in Brazil is promoting the production of pitaya, a fruit, as a diversification for farmers and a tourist attraction. The local government has adopted the name 'Terra da Pitaya e Serra dos Vales' and is planning an Agrofeira e Colheita de Pitaya event on February 18-20 to showcase the fruit's potential. Despite the threat of drought, the early harvest has shown promising results. The event will include the sale of agricultural products, visits to properties, and cultural attractions, with no admission fee.

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The production of pitaya is one of the diversification bets in the countryside and also an alternative to tourism in Sério. To reinforce this characteristic, the municipal government, through a bill, assigned the city the name of Terra da Pitaya e Serra dos Vales. Among the activities planned to publicize the local potential, the first edition of Agrofeira e Colheita de Pitaya will take place on February 18, 19 and 20. The event includes visits to properties, sale of agricultural products and cultural attractions. The fruit featured at the fair began to be produced for commercial purposes four years ago. The 8 producers cultivate 12,000 plants and estimate to harvest 50 tons of pitaya in the current cycle. Roberto Carlos Aroldi is one of the pioneers in the activity in Sério and highlights the good yields. Aroldi has an area with 2,000 pitaya trees and has started to harvest the first flowering. In all, there are up to 7 stages during the summer. Despite the concern about the ...

Source: Abrafrutas