To set up a market for Indian mangoes in Europe, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday- June 17, inaugurated a "Mango Festival" in Brussels, Belgium.
It is pertinent to mention that India is a huge supplier of mangoes to the rest of the globe, even though most of the mangoes are exported to the Middle East rather than Europe.
During the event, mangoes like
Banganapalli from Andhra Pradesh, Malihabad Dasheri from Uttar Pradesh,
Amrapali from Odisha, Lakshman Bhog, Himsagar, Jardalu mango, Langra mangoes,
as well as 12 GI-tagged items were on exhibit.
About
International Mango Festival:
The International Mango Festival, held
annually in Delhi, India during early summer, is a two-day festival showcasing mangoes.
It has been held since 1987.
It is organized by the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) in
collaboration with the Agricultural and
Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, the National
Horticultural Board and the New Delhi Municipal Council. As in recent past years, the festival was held
in the Talkatora Indoor Stadium
More than 550 varieties
and cultivars of mango are featured in the festival for visitors to
view and taste. Among these are alphonso, mallika, amrapali, himsagar,
malda, balia, chorasya, dhaman, dhoon, fazia, gelchia, nigarin kheria, ruchika
and shamasi.
Activities
in the festival include cultural programmes and recreational events like a
mango eating competition for women, mango slogan writing, a
demonstration of mango carving, a magic show, and a quiz about mangoes. For the
mango judging competition, there are various categories and a minimum of seven
ripe mangoes are required for competing in each. There is also a prize given
for biggest mango
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