And there isn’t a lot of money in breeding new varieties of a fruit that isn’t already popular. There’s massive money in new varierties of apple, because people eat LOTS of apples, so despite the time it takes to grow new trees, that’s worth it. Nobody eats Pawpaw, so taking a decade to create a new variety that keeps longer, or doesn’t ripen all at once is very unprofitable.
And there isn’t a lot of money in breeding new varieties of a fruit that isn’t already popular. There’s massive money in new varierties of apple, because people eat LOTS of apples, so despite the time it takes to grow new trees, that’s worth it. Nobody eats Pawpaw, so taking a decade to create a new variety that keeps longer, or doesn’t ripen all at once is very unprofitable.