India: Now relish mangoes in winter!

3rd December 2009 08:46 am by Theo Bekker
The long wait for relishing the irresistible mango might soon end. If things go right, the farmers in the Malda district of West Bengal will soon produce off-season mangoes for the winter. Read full article »

India: Shops raided, mangoes destroyed

18th March 2010 08:26 am by Theo Bekker
Mangoes worth Rs 69,000 were destroyed by the State Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDA) on Monday evening for being contaminated by artificial ripening agent, calcium carbide. Read full article »

India: Mango output may surge 50% this year

23rd March 2010 07:53 am by Theo Bekker
The climate build up till now has been favourable and if all goes well then Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat in India may see good harvest. Read full article »

India: Mango production to rise 25%

20th April 2010 04:19 pm by Theo Bekker
"Mango production this season will rise by about 25 per cent inspite of the temperature rising before time," S R Bhrigvanshi said. Read full article »

India: Truant weather takes a slice of Alphonso crop

27th April 2010 05:23 pm by Theo Bekker
The juicy,delicious Alphonsos and the parrot bill-shaped Thothapuris are likely to be dearer this summer as crops have failed in Tamil Nadus mango orchards of Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri Read full article »

India: Thirty seven mango juice outlets sealed in two days

29th April 2010 08:28 am by Theo Bekker
The health department swung into action against traders selling mango juice and sealed around 37 outlets and destroyed 1,800 litre mango juice in two days. Read full article »

India: Sourcing mangoes - the ITC way

29th April 2010 08:30 am by Theo Bekker
Multi-business conglomerate ITC Limited has embarked upon an initiative aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to tribals and at the same time sourcing organically produced mangoes Read full article »

India: Grab that bite of asli Kesar

29th April 2010 08:36 am by Theo Bekker
For a month, Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation will help growers from Junagadh sell naturally ripened Kesar mangoes directly to Amdavadis Read full article »

India: UP mango exports set to double

5th May 2010 08:01 am by Theo Bekker
Riding high on better productivity, Uttar Pradesh is set to double its export of mouth-watering varieties of mangoes such as langda, chausa and dussheri this year. Read full article »

India: Hailstones damage mango crop in Maharashtra

10th May 2010 08:08 am by Theo Bekker
Farmers are lamenting the damage to their mango crops in various regions of Maharashtra due to hailstones and early rainfall. Read full article »

India: News of chemical ripening takes toll on mango sales

12th May 2010 08:36 am by Theo Bekker
With the controversy over ripening of Alphonso mangoes hitting the traders and farmers badly, the prices of the fruit have come down to as low as Rs 50 per dozen Read full article »

India: Growers feel the heat as mango yield dries up

28th May 2010 04:27 pm by Theo Bekker
The summer has every one praying for rain, but a sudden rise in temperature has resulted in huge losses of almost ready-to-pluck mangoes. Read full article »

India: Bengal mangoes blaze a national trail

2nd June 2010 03:56 pm by Theo Bekker
The Bengal mango is going places this summer on the strength of one of its best produce. Read full article »

India: Artificially ripened mangoes seized

7th June 2010 08:19 am by Theo Bekker
Corporation officials seized seven tonnes of artificially ripened mangoes during a surprise raid conducted in 19 shops in the city on Wednesday night. Read full article »

India: Five mango varieties from a single tree!

8th June 2010 08:07 am by Theo Bekker
A 30-year-old mango tree in his farm has produced five different varieties of mangoes namely sabja, kesar, totapuri, rajapuri and vanraj. Read full article »

2007 SAMGA Yearbook: Chairman's report

18th March 2010 10:37 am by Theo Bekker
At the Hoedspruit Mango Study Group marketing day in October 2007, I was approached by James Lonsdale of SPAR Read full article »