Mango growers in UP want institutional procurement to tide over lockdown

They also seek 24-hour power supply and want corrugated box units to function, so that packing material is easily available when dussehri is ready for harvest

With the prices of popular mango varieties of alphonso and kesar dwindling due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, the growers of another famous variety, dussehri, have knocked at the doors of the Uttar Pradesh government for relief.

In a letter to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Mango Growers Association of India has demanded a slew of urgent measures to protect state mango farmers, on the lines of growers of alphonso and kesar varieties, which are primarily grown in Maharashtra and Gujarat, respectively, from economic losses.
 

“Alphonso, which normally sells for about Rs 1,500 a dozen, is currently selling at Rs 400-500