In a step to enhance nutritional security, Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra has directed to promote and popularise jackfruit cultivation in the State.
Mahapatra directed the Department of to popularise cultivation of jackfruit with necessary supports like quality planting material, post harvest processing, value addition and Marketing. He added that jackfruit could be branded and popularized as a super-food among the people.
Mahapatra directed to identify the potential areas where jackfruit could be
cultivated in large patches. The department was asked to explore all possibilities for promoting it in the areas where people had traditional skill for jackfruit cultivation.He also directed to promote local Join Our Telegram Channel