Breadfruit and Coconut Facts
Facts about
- The milky sap of breadfruit tree is used as glue & bark is used to make papers.
- Breadfruit tree produces 1st fruit after 2-3 years from planting & remains productive for decades.
- The seeds of breadfruit are edible.
- Burning coconut's husk helps repel mosquitoes.
- Surveys say that falling coconut kills hundreds every year.
- Coconut water is used as a substitute Blood Plasma & is called "father of modern tissue culture science".
Top Producer
Jamaica
Indonesia
Other Countries
Africa, India, United States of America
Brazil, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka
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United States of America
United States of America
Top Exporter
Jamaica
Philippines