“It was decided that the local elite landraces ofjackfruithaving desired quality for raw consumption as well as production of the value-added product will be identified by the directorate to meet the market requirement,” said an official source.
The meeting chaired by development commissionerP K Jenaand Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture production commissioner R K Sharma decided to encourage grafted jackfruit plantation to reduce the gestation period once quality grafts are produced in horticulture farm.
The State Government will also constitute an expert advisory committee for creating resource and knowledge base for the promotion of jackfruit cultivation and Marketing of jackfruit products. Experts from national level institutes andKerala Jackfruit Missionare likely to be included in the committee.
As the state government has no definite data, the Agricultural Promotion and Investment Corporation ofOdishaLimited (APICOL) has been asked to bring out a status report on jackfruit cultivation, its marketing, processing, value chain and potential in Odisha. “The APICOL will also organize Entrepreneurship development meet forjackfruit processingto promote entrepreneurship.OUATwill also be involved in the process.