22-05-2025
Furry Brown Kiwi a $5 Billion Addition to the World's Diet
When New Zealand growers decided to take a punt on a fruit native to eastern and central China, they weren't sure it'd ever be more than a curiosity to Western palates, like Dragon Fruit or Mangosteen.
Mary Fraser brought the first Chinese gooseberry seeds to New Zealand in 1904, and a handful of growers decided to grow it as a curiosity.