Market demand playing key role in reviving nearly extinct mango varieties like Husnara, RatolChanging consumer preferences are revitalizing nearly-extinct mango varieties like Husnara and Ratol in Lucknow's Malihabad orchards. Farme...
01 Jun, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
300 types of mangoes on 1 tree: The amazing story of India's "mango man" who made it possibleKaleem Ullah Khan, the Mango Man of India, resides in Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh, and has achieved horticultural fame by cultivating over 300...
12 Apr, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
Meet Kaleem Ullah Khan, the father of 300 varieties of mangoes in IndiaThe school dropout was a teenager when he grafted plant parts to create new varieties.
21 Jul, 2022, 03.33 PM IST
Mango production down around 70% in UP due to hot weather, say growersThe prices of the pulpy fruit are also expected to soar this summer season due to low production.
29 May, 2022, 12.34 PM IST
A heat wave's lamented victim: The mango, India's king of fruitsAs blistering heat has struck northern India weeks earlier than usual, mango crops have been devastated, threatening a way of life for the ...
28 May, 2022, 12.45 PM IST
CISH initiates process for GI tag for Banarsi Langrha, Chausa mangoesOnce the varieties get the GI tag, producers of these mangoes are likely to fetch a good price and farmers of other regions cannot market t...
21 Jun, 2020, 04.59 PM IST
Dussehri is suited for a specific kind of soil & micro weather conditions which are best found in Uttar PradeshLow-hanging fruit’ is a cliche used to describe tasks that are easily achieved — whoever coined it hasn’t savoured the Dussehri mango.
05 Jun, 2016, 09.39 AM IST
Lucknow's farmers come up with quirky names for Malihabad guavasPadmashree Haji Kalimullah, Malihabad's best-known mango man, has named the guava variety he raises ' Aishwarya', after the actor.
06 Sep, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
'Mango Man' names new hybrid variety as 'NaMo Aam'The orchard has about a century-old prized tree, on which he started working in 1987 to develop the craft of growing different varieties on...
06 May, 2015, 06.27 PM IST
Mango dearer by 50-65%; Alphonso costs Rs 500-600/dozen: StudyRelishing mangoes this summer will cost a lot more as prices of the fruit have shot up by 50-65 per cent as supplies have been hit followin...
21 Apr, 2015, 06.26 PM IST
Untimely rains damage 30 per cent mango crops in Uttar PradeshAhsan Qureshi, President of the Behat unit, said losses in Saharanpur belt have been enormous and growers should get government help.
05 Apr, 2015, 11.56 AM IST
Mangoes likely to cost more this year as erratic rain hits produce, farmers worryGrowers in the mango belt do not expect a good season for the king of fruits. This may mean people having to pay anything more for a kilo.
24 Mar, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh mango cultivator Padamshri Haji Kalimullah names new hydrid after Narendra Modi"Muslim community has high hopes from Modiji. They also hope that he would put forth his views taking everyone along," Kalimullah said.
24 May, 2014, 05.01 PM IST
- 'Low yield to hit mango prices this year'
Famous Dussheri and other varieties of mango are going to be available at cheaper prices this year but for less time
14 Jun, 2013, 12.04 PM IST
- Mango output expected to be affected by 5 % in UP due to unseasonal rains
Due to cyclic trend output of the fruit is expected to be nearly 20% less this year in the state as compared to last year's production of 3...
12 May, 2011, 04.11 PM IST
- Malihabadi mangoes get GI status
National Horticulture Board will take steps to commercialise the world-famous mangoes of the place with their new geographical indicators s...
06 Dec, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Dust storms hit mango growers in Uttar Pradesh
High velocity dust storms and squalls might have given relief to the heat-struck people of Uttar Pradesh but mango growers have been hard h...
21 May, 2008, 10.08 AM IST