A single breadfruit tree can feed a family for decades Plant
Breadfruit Trees to Help Alleviate Hunger and Provide Food
Security in the Tropics More than 1 billion people are hungry
and every 4 seconds someone dies of hunger. Many tropical
countries with serious hunger problems have ecological
conditions suitable for cultivating breadfruit. The trees are
easy to grow, begin bearing in three to five years, and produce
bountiful yields of nutritious starchy fruit for decades. Tree
plantings help the environment by improving soil conditions and
watersheds, and by reducing CO2. The Breadfruit Institute has
established partnerships to make breadfruit varieties widely
available. Most varieties are seedless so we developed a method
to produce high quality, vigorous plantlets that can be shipped
globally and are ready for planting in the ground in a few
months. You can play a vital part in getting these trees to
farmers and families by supporting the Breadfruit Institute and
its Hunger Initiative to support food secu