A few years back, 75 varieties of mangoes were displayed at the National Fruit Exhibition in Dhaka. When I approached him, I saw red mangoes, that was probably the first time I saw the great red mango, Miyazaki. While filming at an agricultural market called Ameiko village in Tokyo, a mango seller called me. I have had the great opportunity to see the agriculture that has changed during the past 50 years, since Bangladesh's independence.įor all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.ĭear readers, back in 2006, I went to Japan. Various fruits have been cultivated all over the country for years: malta, lemon, orange, strawberry, avocado, apple plum, dragon fruit, fig etc. Cultivation of various foreign vegetables and fruits has also increased. Agricultural diversity has increased at an optimistic speed. Along with the huge spread of fish farming, the tide of poultry rearing among the youth made a remarkable stride. In this case, the development of high yielding rice varieties has played a big role. It has been possible to ensure the food security of the growing population of Bangladesh with the help of agricultural scientists, researchers, farmers, extension workers, above all with the government patronage and active role of mass media for at least a decade. Since the beginning of Hridoye Mati O Manush (Soil & People in Heart) on Channel i, I concentrated to look at the farmers and the farming sector with a more in-depth vision, with perspectives like climate change, modern farming technologies, crop diversity, and policymaking in my thinking process.

Moreover, I went to different countries of the world to show the brilliant advancements in the agriculture sector that the farmers have made. They get their name from the Japanese city of Miyazaki where the red mangoes were first grown.I have been roaming around the villages of Bangladesh since the early 80s to cover news of prospects, fortune and miseries of farmers and the farming sector, which you have seen on Bangladesh Television's Mati O Manush (Soil & People) programme. The mangoes are rich in beta-carotene, folic acid and antioxidants, which make them excellent for poor eyesight. According to a report in The Mint, the couple has been offered Rs 21,000 for a mango each by a Gujarat-based businessman. The couple has already started receiving orders for the mangoes and claims that they are currently sitting on several offers. The couple has now deployed four security guards as well as six dogs to protect the Miyazaki mangoes. This year, they plan to be better prepared. While the thieves managed to steal mangoes, the couple saved the trees. Last year, they sold for a whopping Rs 2.70 lakh per kg in the international market.Īccording to a report in The Hindustan Times, thieves broke into the couple’s orchard last year as word about the rare mangoes got around. Japanese Miyazaki mangoes are one of the expensive types of mangoes in the world with high demand in the international and exotic fruits market. But it was only after they researched more about the rare fruit that the couple realised they had struck a sweet jackpot. Their surprise knew no bounds when the mangoes that grew on the trees upon maturity were not yellow or green but ruby red.Īt first, the couple was shocked to find the scarlet mangoes. He and his wife Rani planted two of the saplings in their orchard, hoping they would grow into ordinary mango trees.

Jabalpur resident Sankalp Parihas had been given some mango saplings by a man while travelling on a train to Chennai. How far can you go to save your prized mangoes? A couple in Madhya Pradesh who happen to cultivate Japanese Miyazaki mangoes – the most expensive type of mangoes in the world – have deployed four security personnel and six dogs to guard two Miyazaki mango trees that they have grown in their orchard. A post shared by トロピカルマーケット Mangoes in MP: Miyazaki Mango: World’s Most Expensive Variety | Representative Image