India has had a love affair with mangoes for thousands of years. More than 1,500 varieties are cultivated in the country, and everyone has their personal favourite. Photo: Shutterstock
- India is the world’s largest producer and exporter of mangoes, and cultivates more than 1,500 varieties of its national fruit
- Everyone has their favourite mango, and discussions about which is the best can get quite heated, as seen when the hashtag MangoWars went viral
Updated: 1:26pm, 15 Apr, 2021
India has had a love affair with mangoes for thousands of years. More than 1,500 varieties are cultivated in the country, and everyone has their personal favourite. Photo: Shutterstock
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