Innholdsfortegnelse for Vol. 9 i National Durian

THE DURIAN BOOM CAUSED BY HIGH DEMANDS FOR MUSANG KING HAS SNOWBALLED TO CREATE A BIG WAVE IN TERMS OF CULTIVATION INCLUDING AREA IN KEMAMAN, TERENGGANU. “The primary crop cultivated here is mainly oil palm. However, with the recently increasing demand for the Musang King durian variety, farmers here have begun to cultivate durians instead.— Explained Chang Choon Fong—” Kemaman is a small town located in the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia. It has breath takingly beautiful coastlines and fishing villages nestled on them. Besides being well – known for seafood delicacies, one of its hidden gems is a picturesque blue lake that attracts many tourists yearly. Now, durian become the newly attractive. “The primary crop cultivated here is mainly oil palm. However, with the recently increasing demand for the…

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR THE KING OF FRUITS IN ORDER TO FEED CHINA’S APPETITE FOR DURIANS. THEREFORE, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS ENFORCED INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT IMPORTED DURIANS MEET THEIR SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS. According to the Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine, frozen durian or its scientific name, Durio zibethinus, refers to whole frozen durian and skinless durian pulp and puree. For pulp and puree, they are required to be stored at-18°C or below and before transportation they need to be blast-frozen for 30 minutes at-30°C or below. For whole frozen durian with shell, they are required to be blast-frozen…

HIGH DEMAND FOR DURIANS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET HAS BROUGHT ABOUT A BOOM IN THE MALAYSIAN DURIAN INDUSTRY. THIS HAS SEEN DURIAN FARMERS AND ENTREPRENEURS ALIKE MUSHROOMING LOCALLY. “However, most of them are not blindly investing in this field since they may have in one way or another experienced either consuming durians as a customer or even helping in their family orchard. So, investing in durian cultivation for most of them is merely returning to their roots.— Explained Teo Chang Yeu—” Teo Chang Yeu is a budding durian farmer who recently jumped on the durian cultivation bandwagon in 2019. He manages a durian orchard located in Jementah, Johor which covers an area of 2.5 acres. The entire rectangular orchard is located on a flat ground. The benefit of such topography…

TRANSITION FROM ONE INDUSTRY TO ANOTHER IS ALWAYS FULL OF CHALLENGES, EVEN IF IT IS JUST SWITCHING FROM VEGETABLE FARMER TO FRUIT FARMER. “The young black thorns was able to flower in just over 2 years after grafting even though they didn’t bear any fruit. However, they were able to flower again in the third year and successfully set fruit. — Explained Aberg. —” Some say the vegetable farmers have the best technical knowledge and planting skill in agriculture sector. Why? The main reason is vegetable usually has a very short growth cycle and is usually takes about a month from seed to harvest. In contrast, fruits crop has a longer growing period which sometimes may even takes up 3 to 5 years. Because of the fast growing and short…

HERE IS A NEW PIECE OF INFORMATION. AS THE MAIN PRODUCER OF PINEAPPLES IN MALAYSIA, SIMPANG RENGGAM IN JOHOR NOW HAS A HIDDEN GEM IN THE FORM OF A 50 - ACRE DURIAN ORCHARD. “I often use cow dung in my Thai orchards. This is because it is organic and it contributes to a high number of earthworms in the soil, making it more fertile.— Explained Tan Kok Siang—” Although there are many durian orchards mushrooming in other parts of Johor, it is quite a surprise to find one in Simpang Renggam. This particular durian orchard is surrounded by oil palm plantations. Thus, for those who are unfamiliar with the area, it is quite difficult to find it. Judging from the wall built around the orchard, it is apparent a…

In recent years with the rise in durian prices, more and more people have invested in durian planting. It has also attracted people not of agricultural background and well educated. They left their comfortable life working busy in the city and went back to their hometowns to take over their family orchards. Over the years with technology’s advancements and general knowledge on durian plantation is just at our fingers tip, and with that we also connect farmers of the similar field. Our durian ranks among the top three in the in production, the other are Thailand and Vietnam, but it remains fairly difficult to obtain information related to durian and its planting methods as there are limited research reports and data on the crop. Durian planting in Malaysia relies more…