Kiwi: How New Zealand hijacked China's fruit
Witness History26 Joulu 2023

Kiwi: How New Zealand hijacked China's fruit

The kiwi fruit is synonymous with New Zealand in the minds of most European and American shoppers.

But the hairy fruit actually comes from China and was once known as the Chinese gooseberry.

So how did New Zealand hijack a Chinese fruit and turn it into their biggest horticultural export?

Former fruit exporter Don Turner tells Vicky Farncombe how his family named the kiwi fruit in the 1950s and created a global industry.

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

siita-on-vaikea-puhua
aikalisa
kolme-kaannekohtaa
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
sita
olipa-kerran-otsikko
i-dont-like-mondays
poks
murha-joka-tapahtui-2
antin-palautepalvelu
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
kaksi-aitia
mamma-mia
rss-murhan-anatomia
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
loukussa
meidan-pitais-puhua
rss-nikotellen
lahko