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Calcium, Vitamin C and Fibre, good levels of Potas- breadfruit story is limited. Therefore, these chal-
sium, small amounts of Iron, Niacin, and Riboflavin, lenges must be address to ensure the success of
and Palmitic, Oleic, Linoleic and Linoleic acids the breadfruit.
main es- rd
sential On the 23 January 2018, to commemorate
fatty acids, the 225th years of breadfruit in SVG, the Ministry of
and is used Agriculture in collaboration with Massey‘s Stores,
in many and Dr. Jerrol Thompson, Government‘s Director of
local Special Projects, hosted a breadfruit promotion and
dishes. display at Massey‘s Stores, Kingstown Branch. The
Among objectives of the activity were to provide information
Vincen- and create an awareness of the role of breadfruit in
tians, the Vincen-
roasting is tian soci-
Locally made Breadfruit Chips the most ety, and to
by UD’s Spicy Chips preferred showcase
method of the oppor-
preparation, and lunch, the meal it is most eaten. tunities that
The breadnut which has lower moisture content, and can be cre-
is more energy and protein dense, is mainly eaten ated
boiled as a snack. Immature breadfruits are used for through
playing cricket and football and other sporting activi- L-R: Dr. Jerrol Thompson, Coordinator of the value addi-
ties. The mature yellow leaves maybe used for treat- Exhibition; Petra Plato Marketing Officer at tion to
Massy Stores and Michael Gloster Agricultural
ing hypertension. Breadfruit leaves, inflorescences Assistant and Coordinator of the Exhibition breadfruit.
and fruits are used as animal feed. The wood is used The public
in house building, furniture and coffin making. The was pro-
tree provides shades, and is a habitat for birds and vided with information and literature on various as-
wildlife. pects of breadfruit, and sampling of products made
from breadfruit flour. Also, radio and television
Despite its prominent and significant role in
SVG after 225 years, breadfruit faces many chal-
lenges. Most of the trees are greater than 20 years
old, have passed their productive life. Many trees are
greater than 20 meters in height, which predispose
them to wind
damage, high
fruit losses, and
difficulty in de-
termining fruit A Visit to the Market where a
maturity indices. vendor display his produce.
Mature fruit shelf
life is very short. programmes were done.
There are no or- As we celebrate this significant occasion in
ganized, com- our nation‘s history, the responsibility of every Vin-
mercial orchards centian is to ensure that the breadfruit survive for fu-
and most produc- ture generations, the breadfruit story is documented
tion comes from Harvesting Breadfruit and told, there is greater consumption and utilization
home/backyard of breadfruit, conservation of our breadfruit genetic
gardens, ‗breadfruit gutters‘ and scattered trees on material for future references, the development of a
marginal lands. Information on production and tree breadfruit brand, and greater value addition to extend
management is limited. Local knowledge of the
shelf-life.