Lok Sabha Question No. 377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Support to Mango Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri T R Baalu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.377

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2025

## SUPPORT TO MANGO FARMERS

377. SHRI T R BAALU: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state: (a) whether the attention of the Government is brought to the situation of distress sale of mangoes during the current season in various States and the farmers deprived of due to financial returns despite a good crop; (b) if so, the details of actions which have been taken by Union and State Governments to ameliorate the situation of farmers; and (c) whether the Government proposes to set up a Mango Board to promote the cultivation of mangoes  and  provide  necessary  support  and  assistance  to  Mango  growers  including promotion of exports, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR) (a)  &  (b):  The  Production  of  mango,  as  per  second  advance  estimate,  during 2024-25 is expected to be 228.37 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) in comparison to 223.98 LMT during 2023-24. The higher production is mainly on account of better production of processable varieties of mango particularly in Southern States. To provide remunerative price to the farmers, Government implements Market Intervention Scheme (MIS), a component under Pradhan Mantri Annadata Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), for procurement of agricultural and horticultural commodities, which  are  perishable  in  nature  and  are  not  covered  under  the  Price  Support Scheme (PSS).  The  objective  of  intervention  is  to  protect  the  growers  of  these commodities from making distress sale in the event of a bumper crop during the peak arrival  period  when  the  prices  tend  to  fall  below  economic  levels.  The  scheme  is implemented at the request of a State/ Union Territory (UT) government, which is ready to  bear  50  percent  of  the  loss  (25  percent  in  case  of  North-Eastern  States),  if  any, incurred on its implementation.

Government  has  introduced  a  new  component  of  Price  Differential  Payment (PDP)  under  Market  Intervention  Scheme  (MIS)  from  2024-25  season  for  direct payment of the price difference between the Market Intervention Price (MIP) and the selling price to the farmers of perishable crops. States/UTs have an option to choose either  to  do  physical  procurement  of  the  crop  or  to  make  the  differential  payment between the MIP & Sale Price to the farmers.

Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  approves  procurement  of Mangoes at Market Intervention Price (MIP) under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) on the request of States/UTs when the market prices fall below the MIP.

(c):  Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India also implements Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  which  offers  a  holistic approach  for  development  of  horticulture  crops  including  mango  from  Nursery Development,  Production  to  Postharvest  Management  &  Primary  processing  and Creation of Marketing Infrastructure etc. Assistance is also available from Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development  Authority (APEDA),  Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) and MIDH for establishment of accredited packhouses and infrastructures for promotion of export.

Further, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has dedicated organizations for research and development related to mango viz. Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research and Indian Agricultural Research Institute, which have developed near about a dozen of varieties for  commercial  cultivation  in  India.  Currently,  ICAR  is  also  running  23  All  India Coordinated  Research  Project  (AICRP)  Centre  in  mango.  Along  with  ICAR,  State Agricultural Universities are also engaged in research work related to production, postharvest management & value addition in mango. The existing institutional mechanism and programmes are sufficient for development of mango sector.

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