CHENNAI: The summer is past, but the sweat of uneasiness is still dripping from the eyebrows of mango farmers in Tamil Nadu, as the season was different this time around. While the 'king of fruits' ...
In India, mangos are known as the "king of fruits." But as wars disrupt trade routes and intense rainfall leads to mushy mangos, farmers are trying to innovate quickly to adapt to the new changes.
It’s been a double whammy for mango growers in Krishnagiri district this year. Lack of rain at the appropriate time and unseasonal hailstorms later hit yield. And then export of mango pulp has been ...