Paw-paws airborne again?

The Côte d'Ivoire programme for promoting nontraditional exports forecasts that exports of papaya (paw-paw) are set to double, rising from 225 t in 1998 to 500 t in 1999, thanks to cheap cargo charter flights between Yamassoukro and Oostende (Belgium). Not enough papaya is grown in Côte-d'Ivoire to make exports via the sea route cost-effective. Hitherto, the high freight rates charged by major air carriers such as Air France or Air Afrique have put exports out of reach for small operators. As a result, papaya exports fell to virtually zero in 1994. Now they have taken off again.

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Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1999
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/48437
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99583
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