24-05-2025
Three-day Mango Mela begins in Mysuru
Mysuru: The three-day Mango Mela, organised jointly by the district administration, zilla panchayat, and department of horticulture, commenced at Kuppanna Park in the city on Friday.
Chamaraja MLA K Harishgowda inaugurated the mela by tasting mangoes at the stalls and interacting with the farmers.
The mela was organised with an aim to provide direct marketing access to farmers to sell their produce and help consumers buy naturally ripened mangoes without using harmful chemicals like calcium carbide.
The department has set up 47 stalls this year, where farmers from eight districts, including those from North Karnataka, have displayed more than 12 varieties of mangoes.
Farmers from Mysuru, Hassan, Mandya, Ramanagara, as well as from Koppal and Belagavi, are participating in the mela. North Karnataka's famous Kesar variety mangoes are the main attraction during this year's mela.
Over 130 tonnes of mangoes were sold during last year's mela, while this year the department aims to sell 200 tonnes.
The department has also organised Sasya Santhe for the sale and demonstration of various fruit-bearing horticulture saplings, including guava, papaya, arecanut, coconut, mangoes, lemon, jamun, jackfruit, gooseberries, betel leaves, tamarind, Sitaphal, and betelnut during the mela.
It is also providing information to farmers about the availability of subsidies and incentives provided to farmers for the cultivation of fruit-bearing horticulture crops under MGNREGA, the national horticulture mission, and several other schemes of state and central govt.
Deputy director of horticulture Manjunath Angadi and senior assistant directors Mamatha and Habiba were present.
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