Lok Sabha Question No. 172 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Production of Mangoes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.172

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  AUGUST, 2023

## PRODUCTION OF MANGOES

- *172.    SHRI   THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान काण मंी be pleased to state: (a) whether the production of many varieties of mangoes has fallen during the current year as compared to previous years to the impact of early summer and unseasonal rains in various parts of  the country; (b) if so, the details along with the estimated loss as a result thereof; (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  increase  the  production  and export of mangoes and educate the farmers in minimizing their losses; (d) if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) If not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान काण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR) (a) to (e):     A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 172 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2023 REGARDING PRODUCTION OF MANGOES.

(a) & (b): The production of mango in the Country has increased by 12.7% over the last  10  years  from  184.31  LMT  in  2013-14  to  207.7  LMT  in  2022-23  (First  Advance Estimates). According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), India is the largest producer of Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens, accounting for nearly 44% of the World production in the year 2020-21.

As per the reports received from the States, production of mango and its qualityin some of the major producing States such as Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra have been adversely affected in the current year due to unseasonal rains, thunder, hailstorms, pest infestation, etc. The details are given in Annexure-1 .

(c) to (d): Various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  toincrease  the  production  and export of mangoes and educate the farmers in minimising their loses are as under:

-  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH) :  Government implements Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, w.e.f. 2014-15 for the holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering  fruits,  vegetables,  root  and  tuber  crops,  mushrooms,  spices,  flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashewand cocoa.

The  Mission  envisages  production  and  productivity  improvement  of  horticulture cropsincluding fruits and vegetables through various interventions. Activities such as production ofplanting material, vegetable seed production, coverage of area with improved cultivars,rejuvenation of senile orchards, protected cultivation, creation of water  resources,  adoption  ofIntegrated  Pest  Management  (IPM),  Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), organic farming, including insitu generation of organic inputs are taken up for development of fruitsand vegetables. Capacity buildings of farmers  and  technicians  are  also  provided  for  adoptingimproved  technologies. Scheme  also  envisages  creation  of  for  post-harvestmanagement  (PHM)  and marketing for better price realization of produce.

Under MIDH, for high-density plantation of mango, assistance is provided @ 40% of  the  cost  of  Rs.  1.50  lakh/ha.  i.e.  maximum  Rs.  60,000/ha.  for  meeting  the expenditure onplanting material, cost of drip system, INM/IPM, canopy management,  etc.  under  integratedpackage  with  drip  irrigation  and  without integration, assistance is @ 40% of the cost of Rs.1.00 lakh/ha. i.e. maximum Rs. 40,000/ha.for meeting the expenditure on plantingmaterial and cost of INM/IPM. In case of NE  and  Himalayan states, TSP  areas,  Andaman  &Nicobar  and Lakshadweep Islands, assistance is @50% of eligible cost.

-  Cluster  Development  Programme  for  Horticulture :  Government  of  India  has launched  Horticulture  Cluster  Development  programme  to  enhance  the  global competitiveness  of  the  Indian  horticulture  sector.  The  Cluster  Development Programme is designed to leverage the geographical specialisation of horticulture clusters  and  promote  integrated  and  market-led  development  of  pre-production, production,  post-harvest,  logistics,  branding,  and  marketing  activities.  MoA&FW has identified 55 horticulture clusters, of which 12 have been selected on the pilot basis.Out  of  these  12culsters,  3  clustersviz.  Lucknow  (Uttar  Pradesh),  Kutch (Gujarat) and Mahbubnagar (Telangana) are selected for mango.
-  Centre  of  Excellence  (CoE) for  Horticulture  is  an  approved  component  under Mission for Integrated Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH),  which can  be established for different horticulture crops. The CoE serves as demonstration and training centre for latest technologies in horticulture development. The centre also serves as source of planting material for fruits and vegetable seedlings for protected cultivation.  There  are  49  crop  specific  CoEs  in  21  States  under  Indo-Israel Cooperation, Indo-Dutch Cooperation and Research Institutes for quality planting material production, technology demonstration & adoption. Out of 49 crop-specific CoEs in 21 States there are 6 Mango CoEs in5 States. Details are below:-
-  ICAR-Central  Institute  for  Subtropical  Horticulture  (ICAR-CISH),  Lucknow: ICAR-CISH  is  constantly  working  to  transform  and  modernize  the  Mango production in subtropical region of the country and developing new mango varieties

| Centres of Excellence established under Indo-Israel Cooperation for Mango   | Centres of Excellence established under Indo-Israel Cooperation for Mango   | Centres of Excellence established under Indo-Israel Cooperation for Mango                | Centres of Excellence established under Indo-Israel Cooperation for Mango   | Centres of Excellence established under Indo-Israel Cooperation for Mango   | Centres of Excellence established under Indo-Israel Cooperation for Mango   |
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| S. No.                                                                      | State                                                                       | Name of Centre                                                                           | Project Cost (Rs. Lakh)                                                     | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. Lakh)                                                | Status                                                                      |
| 1                                                                           | Bihar                                                                       | Centre of Excellence for Mango & Litchi at Vaishali                                      | 1000.00                                                                     | 970.00                                                                      | Completed                                                                   |
| 2                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                     | Centre of Excellence for Kesar Mango at Junagadh                                         | 400.00                                                                      | 400.00                                                                      | Completed                                                                   |
| 3                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                   | Centre of Excellence for Mango at Kolar                                                  | 200.00                                                                      | 197.65                                                                      | Completed                                                                   |
| 4                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                 | Centre of Excellence for Keshar Mango at Fruit Research Station, HimayatBagh, Aurangabad | 745.80                                                                      | 744.00                                                                      | Complete                                                                    |
| 5                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                 | Centre of Excellence for Mango at Dr. B. S. Konkan KrishiVidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri   | 636.00                                                                      | 636.00                                                                      | Completed                                                                   |
| 6                                                                           | Odisha                                                                      | Centre of Excellence for Mango and Vegetables at Panikoili, Jajpur, Odisha               | 1256.92                                                                     | 527.49                                                                      | Under Progress                                                              |

for climate resilience. It has released two coloured varieties of mango viz, ICARArunika  and  ICAR-Ambika.  These  varieties  along  with  other  three  varieties  viz. Amrapali, Kesar and Mallika, can be easily grown in high density plantations with upto 400 plants per hectare.CISH also popularized the adoption of good agricultural practices, standardized rejuvenation technology to improve the productivity of old and senile mango orchards and developed IPM schedules for pest management. The Institute provides training programme on improved production practices, crop advisories  based  on  weather  parameters.  The  Institute  has  developed  mango harvester to reduce the drudgery as well as to minimize the harvesting losses and evaluating  and  developing  package  of  practices  for  natural  farming  practices  in mango.  In  order  to  increase  the  export  of  mangoes,  ICAR-CISH  has  been undertaking the following activities/ projects:

- o Regularly organizing mango buyer-seller meet and sensitization workshops on good agricultural  practices  in  mango  and  its  adoption  to  enhance  the export of mangoes.
- o Developing Standard Operating Protocol for the export of mangoes through sea route by extending the shelf life of mangoes to more than 25 days which is expected to boost the export of mangoes from the country.
- o Incubated  mango  exporters  for  hand  holding  and  boosting  the  mango exports
-  The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority  (APEDA) provides  financial  assistance  under  the  Agriculture  and Processed  Foods  Export  Promotion  Scheme  for  Infrastructure  Development, Quality  Development  and  Market  Promotion.  Besides,  APEDA  takes  other initiatives to boost exports such as development of pre and post-harvest manuals for exports  of mangoes,  organising  sensitisation/  capacity  building/  training programmes, implementation of e-governance system for facilitating exports and strengthening  backward  linkage  through Hortinet and Mangonet .The  following initiatives are undertaken by APEDA for increasing export of mangoes to the foreign countries:
- o Promotion of export of locally sourced GI tagged mangoes and indigenous, ethnic agricultural products
- o Organisation of mango promotion programmes abroad
- o Collaboration  with  Missions/Embassies  to  tap  the  opportunities  in  the importing  country's  requirements  arising  out  of  the  COVID  pandemic  in market by conducting, Virtual Trade Fairs (VTF), Virtual Buyer Meets
- o Providing  financial  assistance  to  its  member  exporters  under  its  Market Development Scheme for using international standards of packaging
- o Developing packaging standards and specifications for potential fruits and vegetables
- o Launching a comprehensive pack-house recognition scheme for export of mangoes with the objective to improve the quality of the produce
- o Synergising with line Ministries for cluster development
- o Constitution of Export Promotion Forums for Mango for making a strategy for promoting export
- (e): Does not arise.

## Annexure-1

## ANNEXURE TO PART (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 172 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2023 REGARDING PRODUCTION OF MANGOES

| State          | Impact of unseasonal rains/ heatwave on Mango production during 2023 (As reported by the respective State Government)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | The Mango crop in 98.46 Ha.of area has been damaged due to Unseasonal rains/ Heavy rains/Hail Storms/Gusty winds occurred during March to 1 st week of May 2023.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh  | The production of mango was higher than previous year due to better weather during fruit set period in Uttar Pradesh. However, production and quality has been affected due to  Thunder and hailstorms during the second fortnight of March and first fortnight of April caused about 5.21% loss in production  The severe incidence of semiloopers during June, 2023 and early monsoon rains during June and July deteriorated the fruit quality and market value of fruits  Continued rains for about a fortnight during June and July caused difficulties in pest management and hindrance in harvesting of fruits. |
| Karnataka      | The year 2023, was predicted to be an 'on year' for mangoes in the State. But, due to the adverse weather conditions, the production was only about 50% amounting to 7.00 Lakh Metric tons, leaving behind a shortfall of equal quantity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Telangana      | Due to unseasonal rains and hail storms occurred during March and April 2023, Mango crop was damaged (i.e., fruit drop) in an area of 62, 430 acres with an estimated production loss to the tune of 1.25 Lakh MT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Tamil Nadu     | Due to unseasonal rains and pest infestation, an estimated production loss of around 53% is expected in the major growing districts of Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Gujarat        | The unseasonal rain occurred in March - 2023 and the Major area of Kutch, Amerli, Junagarh, Aravalli, Surat and Bhavnagar districts were affected. As a whole, in Gujarat state the estimated Mango crop loss was recorded in 11,008 Ha., with approx. production loss of 58200 MT in above districts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Maharashtra    | Nearly 61% less production is expected due to adverse weather conditions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Bihar          | No production loss is expected in the current year due to extreme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh | weather conditions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| West Bengal    | No production loss is expected in the current year due to extreme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

Note: Actual information of area and production of Mango for the agricultural year 202324 will be available only in the 1 st  advance Estimates of 2023-24 scheduled to be released in January 2024.

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