Sitamarhi. Sitamarhi mangoes are now spreading their popularity across the country. This time mangoes have been sent to 20 states and are yet to be sent to many states. There is a demand for Sitamarhi mangoes from abroad as well. If the mangoes turn out to be bad, the customer’s money is returned.
Mango is cultivated on a large scale in Sitamarhi. Now it is being sent to other states as well. Apna Khet Foundation is helping the farmers in this. This time, from the centre here, Apna Bombay and Jardalu mangoes have been supplied to 20 states of the country so far. It is said that 5 quintals of mangoes have been sent in the first consignment. An order of 10.5 quintals is being packed and sent. Apart from this, orders are still coming. Probably this time the target is to send at least 150 quintals of mangoes to 25 states.
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For the first time after the Corona period, in the year 2021, Apna Khet Foundation started sending mangoes of the farmers of the district to Delhi and other states including Karnataka. This work was started on the initiative of Alok Kumar, the farmer cum agriculture coordinator of Dumra of Bathnaha block of the district. His efforts are now bearing fruit. Every year the demand for online shopping of mangoes has started increasing. The reason behind paying the desired price for the mangoes here is that the quality of mangoes is very good. No medicine is used in it.
This year, on the first day, 114 packets of the order were sent by courier to Delhi NCR, Jaipur, Mumbai, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and 20 other states. The target is to deliver the packets to different locations within just 3 to 7 days. Supply is done by air. For this, they have established an online store.
4 kg mangoes in a pack
People from different states are shopping for mangoes through phone number, Instagram and Facebook and Apna Khet’s website. Foundation director Alok Kumar said that there are 4 kg of mangoes in a packet. Its price is Rs 1499. After buying mangoes from their store, they fulfill the demand of their customers according to the feedback they get. He said that mangoes do not spoil for 10 days. If they turn out to be spoilt by mistake, then their money is returned.
Demand from abroad too
Alok Kumar said that he has received orders from three different countries. But due to technical reasons, he is unable to deliver mangoes there. For this, he wrote letters to the department and the government several times, but this problem has not been solved yet. Dozens of varieties of mangoes are grown in farmer Alok Kumar’s garden. The demand for Maldah, Jardalu and Bombay mangoes is the highest here. At present, Bombay and Jardalu mangoes have been sent.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 18, 2024, 17:47 IST