Trinidad and Tobago

Breadfruit is well-established in Trinidad and Tobago. La Reunion Plant Propagation Station has been producing fruit trees since 1953.

Planting a breadfruit tree in Tobago — Planting a breadfruit tree in a backyard

For several years, we worked with philanthropist and fellow breadfruit lover Raul Bermudez to distribute breadfruit trees from the Station to homeowners for their backyards. You can read about this, as well as why Raul is one of our heroes, in our blog post: Raul Bermudez: A Hero in Trinidad.

In 2023, we got involved with the Tobago Breadfruit Initiative. Chairs Dedan Daniel and Barry Lovelace have a comprehensive plan to plant fruit trees and build food sovereignty. Their first step in this plan was growing breadfruit trees with us.

After our breadfruit Shipment Plan A fell through, we put Plan B into action. We sent 576 tiny trees by FedEx and cleared them through customs in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Then, with some heroic ‘on the spot action’ by the team, they were delivered to Tobago’s lab for replanting.

Three new varieties of breadfruit trees in the hardening stage.

The Tobago team is ecstatic with three new varieties we delivered: Otea, Ma’afala and Yellowheart. After the trees are hardened (grown out), they will be planted in 2024.

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