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Butter jack and rice   | Photo Credit: Wakao Foods Jackfruit season is upon us, and from seed to rind, no part of this vegetable is going uneaten Raw jackfruit in a burger, in your bao and in your ravioli. With veganism, plant-based diets and sustainable living gaining momentum, the use of jackfruit is being reimagined all over the world. Especially in India, where it is a familiar summer fruit. When Goa-based entrepreneur Sairaj Dhond decided to launch a food business five months ago, he chos...

The village of Zapade, in Maharashtra, is home to a farmer who is unique in a way — he has steered clear of growing Alphonso mangoes, which are a favourite of every Konkan farmer. Instead, he has introduced the cultivation of jackfruit. In all likelihood, Harishchandra Desai is the only farmer in the state to have devoted 13 acres of his farmland — located in Lanja taluka of Ratnagiri, to solely growing this otherwise ignored fruit. At 60, Desai looks towards a future when the phanas (the M...