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Importance Of Breadfruit Grown In Home Gardens In St. Vincent And The Grenadines

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  • Gloster, Micahel
  • Roberts-Nkrumah, Laura B.

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St. Vincent was the first recipient of the breadfruit introductions to the Caribbean more than 200 years ago. Since then, the crop has become an important staple that is produced for both the domestic and export markets. The crop is grown both on farms and in home gardens, but there is no information on total levels of production or consumption. A survey was conducted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2009 to determine the level of breadfruit production in home gardens and the contribution to household diets. Data are presented on tree population, germplasm diversity, levels of breadfruit consumption, methods of utilisation and factors influencing consumption. The information provided has implications for the future expansion of the breadfruit industry in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

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  • Gloster, Micahel & Roberts-Nkrumah, Laura B., 2012. "Importance Of Breadfruit Grown In Home Gardens In St. Vincent And The Grenadines," 48th Annual Meeting, May 20-26th, 2012, Playa del Carmen, Mexico 253711, Caribbean Food Crops Society.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:cfcs12:253711
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.253711
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    1. Bevan,David L. & Cook,Samantha Jane, 2015. "Public expenditure following disasters," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7355, The World Bank.
    2. Oral O Daley & Laura B Roberts-Nkrumah & Michael C Gloster & George Legall, 2020. "Impacts of Hurricanes on Fruit Tree Crops in the Caribbean with Emphasis on Hurricane Tomas on Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) and Breadnut (Artocarpus camansi) in St Lucia and St Vincent and the Gren," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 25(3), pages 135-141, August.

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