Please find below the Literature Review on Agronomy and Cultural Practices of Breadfruit and also the outputs from the Workshop Group Activities. What we need to do now is to try to get answers to the questions that we have and any additional information that we have on this theme may also be added under the respective heading.

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Agronomy and cultural practices

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What do we know?

Fast growing/long life
Hardy
Productive
Well adapted to local conditions
Old trees can be rejuvenated

Where are we now?

Evaluation plots set up at AREU
Rejuvenation under observation

Where should we be?

Germplasm (local) characterization completed (molecular/phenotypic)
Establish local clones conservatory
Map of growing areas should have been available

What is missing to get there?

Funds
Insufficient planting materials
Absence of guidelines
No training to growers
Using elevators for plucking
Mechanized techniques

Stakeholders involved in issues related to Agronomy, Cultural practices & Fruiting

Who?	Why?	How?
1. AREU	Research and Development Information dissemination Training	Agronomic evaluation Production of recommendation sheets Workshops/ Field days/ visits
2. SFWF	Provide support to farmers (insurance, schemes etc.)	Identify constraints faced by growers in collaboration with AREU
3. Private firms	Importer of machinery/ tools	Make available appropriate harvest tools for breadfruit
4. Growers/ MAMCF/ Ministry of cooperatives	Producers of breadfruit	Collaborate with AREU for on-farm trials
5. MAIFS	Schemes for pest control Control of pests	Support/ incentives for control of bats

What questions are we asking ourselves?

Question: What are the factors responsible for fruit drops?

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Question: What are the production constraints?

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Question: Can we go for high density planting materials

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Question: Can reports on the evaluations be made available( preliminary)

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Question: How does pruning affect yield?

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Question: Recommendations on pruning

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Question: Are the training materials/leaflets suitable? Is there need to revise/updates

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Question: Do we have agro-climatic maps?

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Question: What are the known production seasons in Mauritius?

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Question: Are there any appropriate tools for harvesting

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Question: Can tall trees be pruned?

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Question: What are irrigation requirements?

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Question: Should we have specific varieties for fresh and processing?

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Question: Bearing time for different planting materials(stem cuttings, root cuttings, grafting)

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Question: Can we do inter-cropping?

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Question: Can fruiting be enhanced like litchis?

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Question: What is the recommended pathway ‘to move from under-utilized crop to commercial crop?

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