Summary:
Jackfruit varieties from the dry belt take time to adjust to the atmosphere in high rainfall areas. Raised by a retired forest officer, it has specific varieties in large numbers to meet future industrial requirements for making value added products. If value added products were made from those fruits, the income could be doubled, he said. Doubling incomeReferring to the economics of profitability Mr.
Veigas, 68, said that 65 jackfruit plants could be accommodated on an acre of land. Prompted by the jackfruit cultivation of Mr.
Veigas, a neighbour has also planted 200 plants of J-33 variety on about two acres..