Jackfruits Growing in Malaysia

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). 

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   

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. 

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.