Breadfruit Global Hunger Initiative

The Breadfruit Institute is engaged in an initiative to respond to critical global food security issues by expanding plantings of good quality breadfruit varieties in tropical regions. The institute manages the world's largest collection of breadfruit, conserving over 120 varieties. The Breadfruit Institute has developed effective methods to propagate and distribute millions of breadfruit plants of selected varieties that can provide a year-round supply of nutritious fruit. This initiative aims to disseminate breadfruit plants to support more sustainable agriculture, increase crop diversity, and enhance food security in the tropics. The Breadfruit Institute is seeking partners to help fund this work and help distribute trees to farmers.

Download file: Breadfruit_Initiative_April_2011.pdf

Posted in Other Reports on Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Breadfruit Conservation Strategy

Breadfruit is one of the Annex 1 crops covered by The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The Global Crop Diversity Trust developed a breadfruit conservation strategy in 2007.

Available online at: http://www.croptrust.org/main/strategy.php

Posted in Other Reports on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009