Pineapples are seen at a fruit stall in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin's main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin's first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual Property Organization. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)
Farmers pack freshly harvested pineapples in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin's main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin's first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual Property Organization. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)
Farmers load pineapples onto a car in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin's main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin's first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual Property Organization. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)
A farmer works in a pineapple field in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin's main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin's first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual Property Organization. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)
A farmer works in a pineapple field in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin's main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin's first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual Property Organization. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)
Farmers work in a pineapple field in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin's main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin's first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual Property Organization. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)
Farmers pack freshly harvested pineapples in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin's main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin's first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual Property Organization. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)
A farmer works in a pineapple field in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin's main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin's first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual Property Organization. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)