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Developed in Kenya, the Wambugu apple could be the next major cash crop for Trinidad and Tobago—offering a promising avenue to reduce the nation’s import bill and boost agricultural exports.
At the forefront of this initiative is 65-year-old Bonney Abdul, who has invested heavily in cultivating the fruit at his Ravine Sable estate in Longdenville , where he operates Apple Tree Research Centre Caribbean. Abdul plans to establish a 10-acre orchard dedicated to the tropical apple, a project he believes could revolutionise local agriculture and empower small farmers.
Abdul, who has spent the past 20 years travelling across Asia and Africa following his retirement, first encountered the Wambugu apple in production abroad. Impressed by its resilience and profitability, he decided to introduce it to the Caribbean.
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