Ministry sets sights on international market with MDUR88 durian variety

Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup (right) with an MDUR88 durian with Mardi director-general Datuk Dr Mohamad Zabawi Abdul Ghani. - Photo: Bernama

KUALA KANGSAR: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry aims to expand the cultivation of the MDUR88 hybrid durian to boost durian production for export to the international market.

Its Deputy Minister, Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup, said the MDUR88 durian variety, developed by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi), is highly in demand by durian lovers as it is comparable to the popular Musang King durian.