Heatwave hammers Thailand’s stinky but lucrative durian farms


Chanthaburi (Thailand) (AFP) – The pungent durian has been farmed in Thailand for hundreds of years and is one of the kingdom’s most lucrative exports. But a vicious heatwave engulfing Southeast Asia has resulted in smaller yields and spiralling costs, with growers and sellers increasingly panicked as global warming damages the industry.

©AFP

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