Jackfruit, pummelo and mandarin are high quality priority species for natural and landless farmers, an there is a potential for increasing productivity of quality produce through selection, evaluation, propagation and ultimately breeding. Mandarin is particularly important for mid hill areas in Nepal. The lack of improved planting materials and access to information by farmers is a major constraint to improvement. Standardisation of rootstocks using both vigorous and dwarfing rootstocks can pave the way for better production of mandarin the mid hill situation in Nepal. Targeted research activities will enable the distribution of good quality planting materials to poor farmers.

Identification of genetic diversity, selection and development of propagation systems of Jackfruit and Pummelo.

• Collection of jackfruit and pummelo established.
• Catalogues of germplasm.
• Vars. selected for propagation, sale and distribution by farmers.
• Propagation systems which work.
• Staff trained.
• Technology dissemination.
• Technically trained staff of national research institutes.
• Technology for target institutions, such as IPGRI, NARS, CIFOR in the region for their use.