Jackfruits Growing in Malaysia
Jackfruit has traditionally remained a minor and less important fruit crop in the 1970s and 1980s. Its hectarage has increased from 3,133 ha in 2005 to 3,559 ha. in 2010 with the production of 17,624 m.t to 19,516 m.t., respectively. The steady increase has been attributed to several factors such as improved cultural management, varietal selection, post harvest handling, new market outlets and government initiatives. With the recent Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), Agriculture National Key Economic Areas (NKEA) and Entry Point Projects (EPPs) that the govenment aims to double agriculture sector’s contribution to gross national income (GNI) and upgrading capabilities to produce fruits for premium markets, respectively. At this juncture jackfruits has become one of the important fruits in the Entry Point Projects (EPP) besides, papaya (Eksotika), pineapple(MD2), rockmelons(KR ), starfruits (B10) and banana (Cavendish).
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Jackfruits or Nangka is grown in large scale in Malaysia. Most of the plantations are found in Taman Kekal Makanan Negara or National Permanent Food Sites |
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| Jackfruits pulps are marketed in minimally processed fruits packed in polystrene containers easy to be eaten and consumed. It could be boxed and sent to any destinations air-freighted anywhere in the world. |
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| Jacfruits are the biggest fruit in the world. The pulp is very sweet, aromatic and crunchy.Many varieties are planted in Malaysia. |
Early research in jackfruits showed that most emphasis were focussed on pests and disease control (Sariah, 1999), varietal selection (Palaniappan and Ting Fui, 2001) and recently minimally process studies in post harvest (Latifah, 2007). Earlier, Abd Razak and Zainal Abidin (2001) suggested that marketing of fresh fruits
as minimally processed or processed products should be made on the basis when venturing into new markets.
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Bahasa Malaysia translation
Penanaman nangka menjadi
tanaman tradisional dan kurang penting pada tahun 1970 dan 1980. Pada
akhir-akhir ini keluasan penanaman nangka telah berkembang dari 3,133 hektar
pada 2005 ke 3,559 hektar pada tahun 2010 dimana pengeluran telah meningkat
dari 17,624 metrik ton ke 19,516 metrik ton. Peningkatan keluasan tersebut
telah sebabkan oleh beberapa faktor diantaranya pengurusan yang baik, pemilihan
varieti yang terpilih, pengendalian lepas tuai, pasaran baru dan pembukaan
kawasan-kawasan baru. Pada dasarnya kerajaan
telah mensasarkan pengeluaran makanan
negara ke dua kali ganda melalui melalui Program Transformasi Ekonomi
(GTP) dan EPP. Salah satu daripada lapan tanaman seperti betik, jambu batu, belimbing,
pisang, rockmelon, nangka telah terpilih
di dalam program ini. Kajian awal di dalam
penanaman nangka banyak tertumpu kepada pengawalan penyakit. Selain itu, kajian
penanaman varieti-varieti yang sesuai dan kajian proses minima didalam lepas
tuai.