The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture is aiming to triple the area planted with sweet variety of jackfruit in the eastern Visayas region by 2022. From the current 1,258 hectares planted with this jackfruit variety, the target is to expand the cultivated area to 4,409 hectares within the next four years.
Pna.gov.ph quoted Dayap as saying: “Eastern Visayas are one of the jackfruit-producing regions in the Philippines. Aside from the region’s climatic condition, which is favourable for the growth and development of jackfruit, the EVIARC in Abuyog, Leyte has even boosted the region’s reputation with the development of its sweet variety.”
