When are the varieties of Rajshahi and Naogaon mangoes coming to the market?
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To prevent harvesting and marketing of unripe mangoes, mango harvesting calendar has been fixed in Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chuadanga. To ensure the marketing of ripe mangoes, the concerned district administration has separately announced this ‘Mango Calendar’ in a meeting on Sunday.
According to the announced schedule, mangoes will be dropped in Rajshahi orchards on May 15. Mango planting will begin on May 22 in Naogaon. Farmers will start harvesting Guti and local varieties of mangoes from that day. On the other hand, on May 13, mango laying will begin in Chuadanga through the collection of Guti, Gopalbhog and Bombay mangoes. But for other varieties of mangoes one has to wait for few more days.
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Earlier, the first ‘Mango Calendar’ was announced in Satkhira on Sunday. According to the calendar, harvesting of different Baisakhi varieties of mangoes including Gopalbhog, Govindbhog, Bombay, Golapkhas has started from May 5. That mango has already arrived in the market.
On May 15, mangoes of small varieties will be planted in Rajshahi. After that, planting of other improved varieties of mangoes will be started gradually. Deputy Commissioner Kazi Shahidul Islam announced the ‘Mango Calendar’ of Rajshahi in the conference room of his office on Sunday. Before that, he exchanged views with mango farmers, businessmen and agricultural officials.
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According to the announced calendar, all kinds of small mangoes can be harvested from May 15. Then Gopalbhog on May 22, Ranipsand and Lakshmanbhog on May 25, Himsagar or Khirshapati on May 30, Banana Mango and Langra on June 10; 15 June Amrapali and Fazli; Bari Am-4 from July 5, Ashwina on July 10, Gaurmati on July 15 can be taken down. Apart from this, Katimon and Bari mango-11 can be collected throughout the year. Some small mangoes also ripen in the month of Baisakh. Those mangoes can be brought down subject to the certification of the Upazila Agriculture Officer.
Deputy Commissioner Kazi Shahidul Islam said, to ensure the supply of ripe mangoes in the market, mango calendar has been announced like every year. He urged the farmers to take down the mangoes from the trees according to this schedule. Legal action will be taken if unripe mangoes are taken down from the tree and sold in the market.
In Naogaon, on May 22, mango planting will begin with small mangoes. Naogaon’s Nak Fazli mangoes, which have received GI recognition, will hit the market on June 5. In the afternoon in the conference room of the District Commissioner, this schedule was announced in the discussion meeting titled “Meeting to determine the time of collection of Jatwari mangoes in the fiscal year 2025-26 in Naogaon district”.
According to the schedule, Guti can be collected from May 22, Gopalbhog on May 30, Himsagar or Khirshapati on June 2, Nak Fazli on June 5, Langra and Handibhanga on June 15, Amrapali on June 15, Banana mango and Fazli on June 25 and Ashwina, Bari mango-4, Gaurmati and Katiman mangoes from July 5.
This year in Naogaon, 30 thousand 310 hectares of land have been cultivated with mangoes. The target of mango collection in the district has been set as 12.78 tons per hectare and 3 lakh 87 thousand 361 tons. The agriculture department has estimated that the mango trade in the district could be around 3000 crore rupees this season. Apart from this, the export target of 200 metric tons of mangoes from Naogaon has been set.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Saiful Islam said that unripe mangoes cannot be collected or taken to the market before the specified time. This is the schedule for picking ripe mangoes. However, if the mango ripens prematurely due to the weather, the concerned upazila administration and agriculture department will reschedule the date accordingly. No chemicals shall be added during ripening, storage or marketing of mangoes. The administration will keep a special vigil to prevent mango adulteration.
Naogaon Deputy Director of Agriculture Extension Department Humaira Mandal said that a massive campaign will be conducted in the district to collect mangoes as per the calendar. This period of mango collection has been fixed mainly to ensure that consumers can eat mangoes that are ripe and free of harmful chemicals. Last year, about 100 metric tons of mangoes were exported from Naogaon to various countries in the Middle East and Europe. Various initiatives have been taken to increase the amount of exports this year. This time the target of 200 metric tons of mango export has been fixed.
At Chuadanga, mango planting will begin on May 13 with the collection of Anti, Guti, Kshirshapati, Gopalbhog and Bombay mangoes. After a meeting with agricultural officers, mango farmers and business leaders in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner on Sunday afternoon, the schedule of mango collection was announced.
According to the announced calendar, Anti, Guti, Kshirshapati, Gopalbhog and Bombay will be planted from May 13, Himsagar from May 22, Langra from May 28, Amrapali from June 5, Fazli from June 15, Handibhanga from June 20, Banana mango from June 22, Ashwina (Bari-4) from June 30, Katimon from July 5 and Gaurmati mango from July 31.
District Commissioner Lutfun Nahar chaired the meeting Deputy Director of Agriculture Extension Department Masudur Rahman Sarkar, Agriculture Marketing Officer. Shahidul Islam, Sadar Upazila Agriculture Officer Anichur and Chuadanga District Fruit and Mango Traders Association President Abdul Quddus Mahaldar spoke. It was unanimously decided in the meeting that mango planting will be officially started in the garden of Abdul Quddus Mahaldar in Bujrukgargari area of the municipal area on May 13 at 11:30 am. Collection of these mangoes started on May 15 last year.
In the meeting, Agriculture Officer Masudur Rahman Sarkar said that although last year was ‘off year’ for mangoes, this year good yield is expected due to favorable weather conditions. 2 thousand 203 hectares of mango orchards have been planted in the district this year. There is a possibility of 3 thousand 657 metric tons of mango production this year as 13.92 metric tons per hectare.
District Commissioner Lutfun Nahar said that Chuadanga mangoes have a reputation throughout the country for their taste and smell. The deadline was fixed after discussing with everyone. Mangoes should be collected following the mentioned period. Under no circumstances shall unripe mangoes be planted for commercial purposes.
Mango planting has started from May 5 in Satkhira. On that day, collection and marketing of different Baisakhi varieties of mangoes including Gopalbhog, Govindbhog, Bombay, Golapkhas started. The schedule was announced at the discussion meeting titled ‘Safe Mango Marketing’ in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner last Sunday.
According to the calendar, the popular fragrant Himsagar mango will hit the market from May 15. One more month to wait for langra mango. Mangoes of this variety can be planted from May 27. And at the beginning of June, amrapali will be collected from June 5.
It was informed in the meeting that the target of export of 100 tons of mangoes from Satkhira has been set for the current season. To ensure exportable quality, mango quality will be maintained and mango harvesting will be stopped prematurely. For this purpose, mobile courts, check posts and special monitoring teams will work at the field level. Besides, campaign activities will be conducted to make farmers and traders aware.
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