Securing the Tambun pomelo identity


Exclusive origin: Pomelo grower Tan Swee Kong inspecting his harvest.

IPOH: Just like harummanis mango from Perlis and Bentong ginger, perhaps it’s time for the humble Tambun pomelo to assert itself to prevent pretenders to the throne.

“It’s high time for the famed Tambun pomelo to be registered as an intellectual property (IP) under geographical indications,” said Gopeng MP Tan Kar Hing.

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