Fragrant mangoes eyed for Zamboanga growers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now pushing for the development of a fragrant mango variety called Huani to increase its marketability and provide higher income to the people of Zamboanga Peninsula.

Commonly called kuwini, Saipan mango, and fragrant mango¯ Huani (Mangifera odorata) is a lesser popular Mangifera species that bears edible fruits. It is also often very cheap, that people in the peninsula often left mature fruits to rot and put into waste.