“Tropical fruits have a short life, of only 3–5 days after they are harvested. Jackfruit crop starts maturing just two months before the rainy season and the fruits ripe during the rains. In this season, the fruit develops fungus which causes 70-80% of it going to waste.
Though there are quite a few benefits to be procured from jackfruit, such as helpful nutrients as well as medicinal value, there is no organised value chain for jackfruit, and usually the whole responsibility of selling the jackfruit falls on a single farmer, which results in a lot of wastage.