Chinese Ambassador H.E. Huang Huaguang and Tonga’s MAFF minister Hon. Sēmisi Fakahau held a meeting in Nukuʻalofa yesterday as part of Tonga’s attempt to export its squash to China.
A statement from the minister’s office said: “ it’s quite promising that Tongan squash could reach Chinese market later this year, which would be a landmark for China-Tonga cooperation in agricultural sector and would bring benefits to the local farmers and companies”.
A team of Chinese arrived in Tonga at the end of 2015 to assess Tonga’s squash and to make sure it does not present a “high risk” for food safety and biosecurity.
One of their requirements was that Tonga’s squash has to be clean to a high standard, throughout the growing, packing and export process.
