The consignment was received with positive feedback from the importer – Tianjin foreign Trade Safe.
CEO of Agriculture Dr. Viliami Manu said the 24 ton squash export was a success.
The initiative brings new hope for the future of squash in Tonga a commodity that has received substantial support from PHAMA program.
There’s also hope that this will revive squash exports which once peaked at more than 20,000 tonnes in 2003.
Over the years, squash exports suffered a major decline with less than 2 thousand tonnes of annual exports being recorded in recent years.
