Malihabadi mangoes head for US market

Mango orchird owners in Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh, are now taking advantage of the US decision to lift the ban on Indian mangoes. Malihabad,located 40 kilometers from Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, is famous for the "Dasehri" variety of mangoes. Seeing the potential to market this variety the state horticulture department has started special programs for farmers on packaging and the use of insecticides