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MANGO AND POMELO PRODUCTION
                                                                                        The  Mango  and  Pomelo  Production,  Research  and  Extension
                                                                                        Projects made significant stride in advancing the project         ob-
                                                                                        jectives despite the COVID 19 pandemic and prolonged          in-
                                                                                        clement weather that hit us this 2020.

                                                                                        Production Income
                                                                                              In income generation, the project was able to increase fruit
                                                                                        yield for both mango and pomelo with exciting opportunities for
                                                                                        breakthroughs in the years to come. While marketing is still the
                                                                                        biggest challenge, the project was able to establish market links
                                                                                        to at least guarantee market opportunity albeit unstable and low
                 GENERATING PROJECT                                                     market price. As the fruit quality improves (i.e. size, taste and

                                                                                        looks), prices will show at the table above.

































                 34    2020 ANNUAL REPORT
   697   698   699   700   701   702   703   704   705   706   707