Chakka or Jackfruit at home in Ollur

Another Nadan fruit...Chakka. It is hard to find in the shops. Even if it is available, you have to shell out Rs. 100 - 200 to buy one. Imagine Keralites buying Chakka for that kind of price tag. That is the reality in Towns and Cities in Kerala. Hey when you are happy with a 4-5 cent home and no soil in your plot but concealing the poor earth with Interlock tiles, this will be your choice. What more, a new trend among the rich class is to plant the Arabian Date Palms in their highly fortified Compounds like the Gulf. It is very reasonable, because the Climate is now same like the Gulf and temp soaring to the 40's and beyond. They have pure logic right ? Date palms are more suitable than our own Coconut Trees here in Kerala in the future. They are businessmen who are always a step ahead. I have seen leading Jewellers from Thrissur planting Date Palms in their homes in and around Thrissur.

Meantime.......

A lot of Jack fruit just decay in the Countryside on the contrary or get shipped to other states. Coconut trees are cut down or just die from diseases. No one to care for...!!