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3.3 lakh kg of mangoes worth Rs 4 crore sold during kesar mango festival at Ahmedabad Haat
Gandhinagar: The state govt said that 3.30 lakh kilogrammes of mangoes worth over Rs 4 crore were sold at the month-long Kesar Mango Festival 2025, which was held at the Ahmedabad Haat in the Vastrapur area of the city.
Eighty-five mango farmers from across the state put up stalls at the mango festival, which was organised by the Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation.
An official statement said that the state govt has been organising the Kesar Mango Festival since 2007 to ensure citizens get chemical-free mangoes and farmers get fair prices for their produce. This year's festival was organised for a month beginning May 16.
State agriculture minister Raghavji Patel said that this year, farmers sold over 3.30 lakh kilogrammes of mangoes, earning an income of about Rs 4 crore.
In the last festival organised in 2023, 2.70 lakh kg of mangoes were sold, he added.
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The govt said that stalls were allocated free of cost to cooperative societies and individual farmers. By eliminating middlemen, this mango festival allowed farmers to sell their quality mangoes directly, earning about 20% more profit than usual. Approximately over one lakh city dwellers visited the mango festival, the govt said.
