World's TOP 10

Mangoes are widely used in cuisine. Sour, unripe mangoes are used in pickles,side dishes, or may be eaten raw with salt, chili, or soy sauce. Mango pulp made into jelly or cooked with red gram dhal and green chillies may be served with cooked rice. Mango lassi, is popular throughout South Asia,prepared by mixing ripe mangoes or mango pulp with buttermilk and sugar.Mangoes have been cultivated in South Asia for thousands of years.The ripe fruit varies in size and color. Cultivars are variously yellow, orange, red or green, and carry a single flat, oblong pit that can be fibrous or hairy on the surface, and which does not separate easily from the pulp. Ripe, unpeeled mangoes give off a distinctive resinous, sweet smell.It is the national fruit of India, Pakistan and the Philippines, and the national tree of Bangladesh.

Nigeria is on tenth place with mango production of 790,200 TONS/YEAR with 3.0 percent of world’s total mango production .Right here in Nigeria we have some variants like Kerosene mango (the ellipse-shaped lime-green specie with an aftertaste) and the much loved Sheri mango (the yellow to orange delicious and fleshy kind).The outer skin of a mango is smooth and green when un-ripe mangoes but turns into golden yellow, bright yellow or orange-red when ripened depending on the cultivar (like the Kerosene mango, which remains green even when ripe).

Philippine is on ninth place with mango production of 823,576 TONS/YEAR with 3.6 percent of world’s total mango production .The most common variety of mango in the Philippines is what Americans refer to as champagne mango. It’s been called Manila mango, Ataulfo mango (named after its Mexican grower) and Honey mango. Filipinos call it manggang kalabaw (carabao mango) while the Philippine government refers to it as ‘Manila Super Mango’ and is reputedly in the Guinness Book of World Records as the sweetest in the world.

Bangladesh is on eighth place with mango production of 1,047,850 TONS/YEAR with 3.9 percent of world’s total mango production . With the many varieties of mangoes in this country, there is always fresh mango available.Propagation and cultivation. There are nearly 100 cultivars of mango available in Bangladesh, but it is now, when summer is at its peak, that most mango trees bear fruit.

Brazil is on seventh place with mango production of 1,188,910TONS TONS/YEAR with 4.0 percent of world’s total mango production .January is the height of mango season in Northeastern Brazil. With the many varieties of mangoes in this country, there is always fresh mango available, but it is now, when summer is at its peak, that most mango trees bear fruit.

Indonesia is on sixth place with mango production of 1,313,540 TONS/YEARwith 4.1 percent of world’s total mango production .East Java is the main producer province for mango in Indonesia. Besides Java, the prospectives zones for mango extension are South Sulawesi, South East Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and East Kalimantan.The main varieties sold for export market are Arumanis and Gedong.

Mexico is on fifth place with mango production of 1,632,650 TONS/YEAR with 4.2 percent of world’s total mango production . The seeds first made their way to Mexico via the Philippines in the 17th century. Other varieties reached Mexico only during the 19th century, after following a circuitous route through Persia to Africa or Portugal and from there to the West Indies.Mexico produces five varieties of mangos for export to the U.S., each with distinctive qualities.

Pakistan is on fourth place with mango production of,1784,300 TONS/YEAR with 4.6 percent of world’s total mango production .The Indo-Pakistan mangoes are monoembryonic and seedlings differ invariably from each other. The wide variations among the seedling progeny have been responsible for the evolution of several choice varieties in both the countries which have been further multiplied by vegetative means and grown on large scale. These varieties have thus been called as “Horticulture Varieties”. That is how a large number of standard varieties have come onto being and are cultivated in the different parts of Indo-Pakistan.

Thailand is on third place with mango production of 2,550,600 TONS/YEAR with 6.5 percent of world’s total mango production .Brahm Kai Meu is a cultivar of the mango Mangifera indica, of Thai origin. Although it is relatively new in Florida, it appears to be doing very well so far, in terms of growth and yield.In Thailand, Brahm Kai Meu mango is eaten also in its green state. When ripe, Brahm Kai Meu stays relatively green with hardly any change in color.This mango is sweet and fibreless.

China is on second place with mango production of 4,351,593 TONS/YEAR with 11.2 percent of world’s total mango production .It was one of the most peculiar moments of the 20th century, when millions of Chinese workers started fervently worshipping mangoes in honour of Chairman Mao.The mango mania began in the autumn of 1968 when Pakistan’s Foreign minister arrived in Beijing and presented Chairman Mao with a case of the fruit.

India is leading at the top with mango production of 16,337,400 TONS/YEAR with 42.2 percent of world’s total mango production.Mango is the most important fruit of India. It is grown over an area of 1.23 million hectares in the country producing 10.99 million tonnes. It accounts for 22.1 per cent of total area (5.57 million ha) and 22.9 per cent of total production of fruits in the country.