Japan inspected India's mango treatment facilities in March and found them lacking. The result: a full suspension of Indian mango imports, the first since a 20-year ban was lifted in 2006.

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The suspension follows reported deficiencies in fumigation and disinfection protocols at Indian treatment facilities used for export clearance ...

Japan has temporarily suspended imports of mangoes from India after its quarantine officials identified shortcomings in pest-control procedures at Indian export treatment facilities, dealing a setback ...

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When George W Bush bit into an Alphonso mango during his 2006 visit to New Delhi when he was US president, he reportedly turned to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said, “This is a hell of a fruit.” ...

In India's western state of Maharashtra, mango farmer Komal Walke is scrambling to meet orders from India's online grocers after her family's three acres of orchards produced almost no Alphonso ...

Phytosanitary standards, including mandatory heat treatment, are in place, and import permits continue to be issued for ...

A farmer in Bhagalpur, India, has successfully cultivated the rare and expensive Miyazaki mango, also known as the 'Egg of the Sun'. Using grafting and cross-pollination techniques, he has brought ...