ICAR Panel to Study Totapuri Mango Price Crash in Andhra

The Centre has set up a high-level committee under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to study the sharp fall in Totapuri mango prices and the resultant distress among growers in Andhra Pradesh. 

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ordered the move after farmers, during his recent visit to the state, flagged a steep decline in prices of the Totapuri variety 'widely grown for the processing



industry' over the past few months, which they said has hit their incomes hard, the ministry said in a statement.

The committee, comprising scientists and representatives of related institutions, has been tasked with a full review of the Totapuri mango value chain spanning 'cultivation, processing, marketing, domestic trade and exports'. The panel will also suggest steps to improve farmer returns and put the sector on a sustainable footing.