Practical guidance for establishing and managing breadfruit and other tree crops on small farms — planting, care, hurricane resilience, harvest and agroforestry.
Where breadfruit thrives, how far apart to plant, and how to set a young tree so it survives its first year.
Seedless breadfruit does not come from seed. Here is how it is multiplied on the farm and in the programme nursery.
Breadfruit is not greedy, but a little care in the first three years decides how much fruit you get for the next thirty.
Breadfruit is a tough tree, but a few problems recur. Most can be managed without chemicals if caught early.
Melissa taught hard lessons. These planting and management choices give a tree crop the best chance of standing through the next storm.
When to pick, how to get fruit to the buying station undamaged, and what the programme pays for.
A breadfruit orchard on its own is a plantation. Breadfruit among ackee, cocoa, coconut and root crops is a farm that pays every month.
