A breadfruit tree is growing in Loxahatchee Groves. It shouldn’t be there. For untold centuries, the Borneo native has been confined to the warmest, gooiest tropical climates, unable to withstand much ...

In the Hawaiian town of Hana on the island of Maui, bread grows on trees, in a manner of speaking. This is what's known as breadfruit. Typically green and scaly on the outside, white and smooth like ...

Warming temperatures are making farming much more difficult in the tropics. Food systems across island nations in the Caribbean and Pacific are particularly vulnerable, being hit hard by a combination ...

Breadfruit, a perennial tropical tree that produces large, carbohydrate-rich fruit, has been put forward by advocates as a climate solution as well as a way to strengthen food security; but the carbon ...

SAN DIEGO – A San Diego man is trying to grow breadfruit in some of the world’s poorest regions. If you grew up in Hawaii or Puerto Rico, there’s a good chance you’ve had it before, but breadfruit is ...

Learn why this tropical fruit could be the next big thing in sustainable eating. Breadfruit contains all nine essential amino acids, making it a complete protein source. One-half a cup of breadfruit ...

While researchers predict that climate change will have an adverse effect on most staple crops, including rice, corn and soybeans, a new study finds that breadfruit -- a starchy tree fruit native to ...