First International Symposium on Breadfruit Research and Development.

The First International Symposium on Breadfruit Research and Development aims to increase awareness of the importance of breadfruit in the food systems of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) region and to open up opportunities for greater use of breadfruit diversity through sharing information and establishing research and development priorities.

The Symposium took place in Nadi, Fiji 16-19 April 2007. Participants came from 23 countries: American Samoa, Australia, B?nin, Fiji, Ghana, Italy, Jamaica, Kiribati, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, USA and Vanuatu. Participants included researchers from national, regional, and international organizations, universities, government ministries, NGOs, and the private sector.

Five major themes provided the focus for the Symposium, namely: 1) Breadfruit in Society, 2) Diversity and Conservation, 3) Germplasm Exchange and Crop Improvement, 4) Production and Production Constraints, and 5) Product Development and Marketing.

The Symposium Proceedings are available in Acta Horticulturae 757. 2007. http://www.pubhort.org/actahort/books/757/

Download file: Breadfruit_Symposium_Report.pdf

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2005 Summer

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2006 Fall

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2006 Winter

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2007 Summer

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2008 Fall

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2009 Summer

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2010 Fall

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2011 Summer

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2012 Fall

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2013 Spring

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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

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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.

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