Jackfruit
Behind Sri Lanka’s ubiquitous jackfruit – the world’s largest tree-borne fruit, known locally as the bath gasa (‘rice tree’) – lies a remarkable story of regeneration. During British colonial occupation, rice cultivation and native jackfruit trees went into decline, replaced by lucrative export crops like tea, rubber and cinnamon. In 1915, Arthur V Dias, a fighter for Sri Lankan independence, realised that the country faced starvation if the War dragged on, so he started a campaign to plant a million jackfruit trees. His foresight ensured food security during two World Wars, a 26-year civil war and most recently during COVID-19 lockdown.
— Wayne Visser
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