The cultivation of Dang Surya, a red jackfruit variety of Malaysian origin, in Karnataka’s coastal region appears to be promising, going by the yield in the orchards of two farmers.
T. Ramesh Nayak Thekkatte of Kamaxi Farm in Udupi district, and Gabriel Stany Veigas, a retired district forest officer, at Neerakere near Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district, have harvested its fruits this year.