JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 20 — The Sarawak Gold 1 pineapple is set to have great potential and can be a game-changer in the country’s pineapple industry, said the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board .
He said the initial period for SG1 pineapple trees to be planted until harvesting only took about nine months, based on trial-planting results in Miri. “This shows that SG1 pineapple is able to speed up and increase the income of pineapple farmers who previously had to wait for the harvesting period from once every two years to once every year,” he said in a statement today.
He said its golden orange colour and sweet and juicy taste are tempting enough to eat fresh or processed into juice, plus the crunchy pulp can be chewed and swallowed straight away because there is no residual fibre or pulp.