Piyush Goyal inaugurates Mango Festival in Belgium

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Indian Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Mango Festival in Brussels, Belgium to raise awareness of mangoes among Europeans and establish a market for Indian mangoes in Europe.

• During the event, Banganapalli from Andhra Pradesh, Malihabadi Dussehri of Uttar Pradesh, Amrapali of Odisha, Lakshman Bhog, Himsagar, Jardalu Mango, Langra Mango as well as 12 GI-tagged items were on display.

• For the first time, the Mango Festival was organised in Belgium, considered the capital of Europe.

• Other information about Mango -

• The scientific name of mango is Mangifera indica.

• Most of it is produced in India.

• It is considered the national fruit in India, Pakistan and the Philippines.

• Its tree has the status of a national tree in Bangladesh.

• India produces 41 percent of the world's mangoes. Apart from India, China and Thailand are the largest producers of it.

• According to botanical classification, mango is a tree of the family 'Anacardiaceae'.

• The main varieties of mango are Langra Mango, Dussehri Mango, Fazli Mango, Sundari, Malda Mango.

• Raw mango is called kari.

• Mango is rich in vitamins A, B and C along with other antioxidants.

• Mango Revision Centre is located at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Vengurla in Maharashtra.