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    Lychee production in the Asia-Pacific region 2002
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    A compilation of the country papers presented at and the conclusions/recommendations of the May 2001 expert consultation on lychee production in the Asia-Pacific region held in Bangkok, Thailand. First cultivated in China over 2 000 years ago, the fruit is now grown in a number of countries with subtropical climates, being most important for Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam. The Asia-Pacific region accounts for more than 95 percent of the global lychee production of over 2 million tonnes. Smallholders with less than 100 trees each are the main producers and the crop is mostly sold fresh, though a third of the lychee harvest in China is dried. The country papers review production, management and marketing of the crop as well as constraints to development. Low productivity, with average yields below 5 tonnes per hectare – compared to 15 tonnes achieved in Israel and some other nations – and short shelf-life are issues needing priority attention to enable smallholder s to gain the most from the high value crop.
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    Report of the expert consultation on lychee production in the Asia-Pacific Region 2001
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    A compilation of country papers presented at the meeting to review production prospects and problems of the economically important lychee fruit crop in Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

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