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Time of India
24-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
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. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad 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.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Gujarat govt's kesar mango festival begins in Vastrapur today
Gandhinagar: The state govt's mango festival – Kesar Mango Festival 2025 – will be inaugurated at Ahmedabad Haat in Vastrapur on Wednesday. Mango growers will sell chemical-free mangoes directly to customers from 85 stalls during the festival, which will last until June 13, the govt said on minister Raghavji Patel, MoS agriculture Bachu Khabad, and additional chief secretary (agriculture) Anju Sharma will inaugurate the 85 stalls at the Kesar Mango Festival 2025 have been allocated free of charge to farmer groups, natural farming FPOs, and individual mango producers. This festival will not only be a point of purchase but also a medium for direct communication and trust between urban consumers and rural producers, an official statement to the festival can purchase fresh, carbide-free mangoes directly from the farmers. Mangoes from Talala-Gir, Junagadh, Amreli, Kutch, Valsad, and Navsari will be festival was first organised in 2007 and has since become a regular feature every summer. The statement said that Ahmedabad residents purchased more than 2.7 lakh kg of mangoes in just one month in the 2023 Kesar Mango Festival.
