by Sanaa Kamal
RAMALLAH, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Dragon fruit, also known as “pitaya,” is not typical to the West Bank, but it does not prevent Munir Daraghma, a Palestinian farmer, from growing it.
The 40-year-old father of four told Xinhua that he came up with the idea five years ago when he saw it for the first time.
“It was a strange fruit and so expensive, but I bought it out of curiosity to get t