MP couple hires guards to protect rare, expensive Miyazaki mangoes.
\nWhen orchardist couple Rani and Sankalp Parihar planted two mango saplings years back, they thought they will grow like other trees in their orchard in Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Jabalpur. The saplings developed and bore unusual ruby-coloured mangoes. To the couple\u2019s pleasant surprise, the mangoes turned out to be Japanese Miyazaki.<\/p>\n
Miyazaki mangoes are among the most expensive in the world and sold at Rs 2.70 lakh per kilogram in the international market last year, according to the Japanese media reports.<\/p>\n
Parihar said thieves last year broke into their orchard and stole the mangoes after it became locally known that they have started growing this rare fruit. He said they somehow managed to save the trees. Parihar added they have this year employed four guards and six dogs to guard the rare trees and seven mangoes, which are rarely grown in India and are also known as an egg of the sun.<\/p>\n
Rani said mango cultivators and fruit lovers were contacting them and a businessman has offered \u20b921,000 for a mango. \u201c…a jeweller from Mumbai is ready to pay whatever price we quote. But I have clearly said that we will not sell it to anyone. We will use the fruits to grow more plants,\u201d said Rani Parihar.<\/p>\n
Madhya Pradesh horticulture department joint director RS Katara said he has inspected the orchard and found the fruit is rare in India. \u201cIt is costly because its production is very low, and its taste is very sweet. It looks very different. People abroad give these mangoes as gifts.\u201d He said they will check the fruit again before promoting it among the farmers.<\/p>\n
Jabalpur\u2019s Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University scientists were planning to study the mangoes, said its registrar Rewa Singh Sisodia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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