JAGTIAL: The popular varieties of mango from Jagtial - Baneshan and Dasheri - are making waves in the national market. The two varieties of mango have special features which make them different from similar varieties grown in other parts of the state.
“These two varieties of mango are of high quality and soluble sugar in them is higher as compared to the varieties from other places in the state. Thanks to the particular climatic conditions and temperatures here these mangoes are delicious. Due to high temperature the water content in the fruit gets reduced and its quality improves,” Assistant Director (AD), Horticulture M Jyothi told Express.
Mango cultivation is done on 44,150 acres in 18 mandals in the district, she said, adding that this year mango production registered 1,32,450 tonnes. About 13,367 farmers are cultivating mango in 288 villages in Jagtial district. About 95 per cent of the production is Baneshan variety and the remaining 5 per cent is Dasheri among other varieties.
AD, Marketing D Prakash said, buyers come from Rajastan, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and other northern states. On the outskirts of Jagtial at Chelgal, a special mango market is set up with 70 stalls. Farmers sell their produce to local buyers too. The price is Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 per tonne based on the fruit’s quality.
Meanwhile, the sellers are requesting the authorities to improve the facilities at the mango market. While production is flooding, buyers and sellers are forced to wait for five to seven hours as there are only two weighing machines for the 70 stalls.
In the recent past, Nizamabad MP K Kavitha said she was initiating direct marketing facility for farmers at Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi.