Overview

• Over 800 mango varieties from orchards across India have been showcased at Lucknow’s three-day UP Mango Festival 2025.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged farmers to cultivate a third annual crop, citing maize profits of up to ₹1 lakh per acre.
• Four modern pack houses in Lucknow, Amroha, Saharanpur and Varanasi are now operational to help growers meet global packaging and quality standards.
• Government subsidies for air-cargo shipments have enabled farmers to export mango consignments to two countries during the festival.
• The state government plans to plant 50 crore saplings on July 9 under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign, up from a 5 crore target in 2017.