From mango fest to mango tourism, UP traders pulling all stops to go global

India is the world's leading mango producer, accounting for over 40 per cent of the global production

Uttar Pradesh, which is the country’s top mango producer with 4 million tonnes (MT) of annual production, is looking at the virgin export destinations of Iran and China this season.

Although UP accounts for 25 per cent of the annual domestic production, pegged at 16 MT, and despite having its most famous variety dussehri acquiring the first Geographical Indication (GI) registration for a mango brand in 2010, the state has a minuscule share of mango exports compared to other states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.

Mango exports from UP are the result of individual efforts of exporters and mango