The Goals of the Project have been Established, with additional trees, those Goals can expand and have a greater Impact.
The Breadfruit Project
Started in 2016, it now can boast having one of the world's largest network of Breadfruit Farms — spanning over 250 acres with nearly 20,000 trees planted including 6,500 mature, fruit-producing trees. Honduras is the host country for the Breadfruit Project. Asian operations in Myanmar had to be closed due to political instability, but plans are in place to expand to additional countries - additional trees are needed to accomplish that.
The fruit produced by those trees are harvested, and turned into chips, flour, and fresh products. Those products are sold locally through a network of stores and markets, with demand outpacing supply — driving the need for more trees.
Honduras, with its strong agricultural sector, has proven to be an ideal testing ground, demonstrating that breadfruit is a commercially viable crop.
Cultivos Eden Today
Currently, Cultivos Eden produces approximately 3,000 grafted trees per month at two nurseries, fueling a rapidly expanding network of farmers dedicated to growing and cultivating breadfruit. A second breadfruit variety will be planted this year to produce flour, which will be sold locally and exported.
The organization employs 25 full-time staff and collaborates with nearly 100 farmers. So far, 18,000 trees have been planted. Over 700 acres are comitted (70,000 trees) to be planted, approaching the goal of planting 100,000 trees in the next two years. With both nurseries fully operational, and an increasing number of farmers eager to dedicate more land, reaching this goal is well within reach.
