The Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is completing procedures to facilitate the export of Vietnamese durian to India, said deputy director of the department Nguyen Thi Thu Huong. According to the official, Vietnamese fresh durian is exported to 24 markets, and the frozen fruit to 23 markets.
In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam exported over 300,000 tons of fresh durian. According to the MARD, in the period under review, the export of fruit and vegetables reached 3.45 billion USD, an increase of 57.5% over the same period last year.
