Fruit
Ma'afala
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Ma'afala is a renowned Samoan/Pacific breadfruit cultivar—high quality, productive, and widely promoted in modern food-security plantings. Texture cooks creamy-starchy; flavour is mild and versatile. Trees are managed in agroforestry systems. Flagship named variety for international distribution programmes. Excellent roasted and in modern fries or hummus-style dips. Prefer mature firm fruit for savoury plates. A success story of Pacific cultivar sharing.
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Preparations
Agroforestry CropGlobal PlantingModern FriesRoast Flagship
Traits
Creamy StarchFood Security ClonePacific NamedProductiveQualitySamoan FlagshipVersatileWidely Distributed
History
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Ma'afala was cultivated in Samoan breadfruit diversity.
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Research programmes identified Ma'afala for wider distribution.
US
Hawaiian and global projects planted Ma'afala extensively.
Ma'afala became one of the most planted named breadfruits worldwide.