RAJSHAHI, May 3, 2023 (BSS) - Mango harvesting of the current season is going
to start from tomorrow everywhere in the district to ensure the natural
ripening of the seasonal delicious fruit.
 
The District Administration has fixed the date in a meeting related to mango
harvesting, transportation, marketing and market monitoring held at the
conference hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) today.

In the meeting with DC Shamim Ahmed in the chair, a mango calendar has also
been exposed to ensure safe, poison-free and ripened mango in the markets.  
 
Farmers can harvest the local and indigenous varieties from tomorrow, while
Gopalbhog from May 15, Ranipachhand May 20, and Himsagar or Khirshapat from
May 25.
 
They can also harvest Langra from June 6, Amropali and Fazly from June 10,
Ashwina and BARI Aam-4 from July 10, Gormati from July 10 and Ilamati from
August 20.

Additional Superintendent of Police Ashraful Alam, Deputy Director of
Department of Agriculture Extension Mozder Hossain and Additional DC Anisul
Islam also spoke on the occasion.
 
The meeting was told that there are mango orchards on 19,578 hectares of land
with 63,986 trees in the district and the target has been fixed to produce
around 2.58 lakh tonnes of mango this year.
 
The district administration has issued notices fixing the dates for
harvesting different varieties of mangoes.
 
DC Shamim Ahmed said the district administration will remain vigilant against
harvesting and marketing of immature mango.
 
Law enforcing agencies and upazila administrations were already given
instruction to this end.
 
He also said there will be adequate measures to make the transportation and
marketing of mango successful.