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Virginia Van Zandt

The Little-Known Jackfruit Trade Is Earning Rural Ugandan Farmers Nearly 20 Percent Of Yearly Income

A wheelbarrow full of jackfruits is examined in Bukujju, Uganda on February 23, 2023. (Virginia Van Zandt/Zenger News) © Z News Inc.

For rural Ugandans, jackfruit trees are abundant — now farmers are discovering that selling their jackfruits could increase their yearly income by 20 percent.

Quresh Fidahusein, the CEO of Zahra Food Industries Ltd, saw a golden opportunity for farmers in the jackfruit-rich country to gain entry into a rising global market: jackfruit as a plant-based meat substitute.

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