Date and Breadfruit Facts
Facts about
- Date is known as the tree of life in Middle east.
- Date palms cover 3% of the earth's total farmlands.
- Scholars believe that date (and not apple) was the real fruit mentioned in the Bible's Garden of Eden.
- 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.
Top Producer
Egypt
Jamaica
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Algeria, Iraq, Oman, Pakistan, South Africa, United Arab Emirates
Africa, India, United States of America
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India
United States of America
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United Arab Emirates
Jamaica