Khizaw âsosâh via lyma ta Iphô lyuna khaw chhaichhi chhao vaw y lai lyma ta.

How to pluck mangoes with a machine

Indian prototype gives Israeli equipment a run for its money

Did you know that world over hand-picked mangoes cost more? Local mango cultivators apparently did not. This piece of information, shared with them by H.P. Singh, Deputy Director-General (Horticulture), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, stoked the weather-beaten cultivators’ curiosity to examine the rejuvenation and harvesting machinery displayed at the Indian Institute of Horticulture Research here on Thursday.

The equipment, imported from Israel by the National Horticulture Board (NIB), costs Rs. 20 lakh but farmers can have them at a subsidised rate of Rs. 12 lakh. Read more

Mango : Iphô, Theihiah, Rôraw