date:Jan 06, 2016
Despite a decrease in the area of mango crop, a 2.2 per cent rise in mango production in different states, from 184.31 lakh tonnes in 2013-14 to 188.32 lakh tonnes (lt) in the 2014-15 season was seen, according to the third advance estimates made by the Agriculture Ministry.
The area covered by the crop, known as the king of fruits, declined in 2014-15 to 22.18 lakh hectares (lh) from 25.15 lh in 2013-14, Minister of State for Agriculture, Mohanbhai Kundaria, informed the Lok Sabha in a written