Mango is the National Fruit of India
Mango: the national fruit of India Mango is the most important fruit of India. It is grown over an area of 1.23 million hectares in the country producing 10.99 million tonnes. India ranks first among world’s mango producing countries accounting for 52.63 per cent of the world’s total mango production of 19 million tonnes. Mango accounts for 22.1 per cent of total area (5.57 million ha) and 22.9 per cent of total production of fruits (47.94 million tonnes) in the country. Though Uttar Pradesh has the largest area of 0.27 million hectares under mango, Andhra Pradesh has the highest productivity of 12 tonnes per hectare. While Andhra Pradesh produces 3.07 million tonnes of mango, U.P., Bihar and Karnataka produce 2.39, 1.79 and 0.92 million tonnes, respectively. India is also a prominent exporter of fresh mangoes the country has exported over634 lakh tonne of fresh mangoes worth of Rs. 209.74 crore during 2011-12.The major mango importers from India are United Arab Emirates, Bang...