The mangoes export procedures officially started this year with exports of 10 tons of mangoes to four countries on Thursday.
This year the target for export is 4,000 tons - double than last year's.
Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akter inaugurated the mangoes export program at the central packing house in the city's Shyampur area on Thursday morning.
Rabindra Sri Barua, additional secretary of the extension section of the Ministry of Agriculture, Badal Chandra Biswas, director-general, Department of Agricultural Extension, among others, were present at the program.
Exportable Mango Production Project and Bangladesh Fruits, Vegetables and Allied Product Exporters Association jointly organized the event.
"Bangladeshi mangoes have a good reputation all over the world. More than 2.4 million tons of mangoes are produced in the country. Last year, only 1,757 tons of mangoes were exported,” the agriculture secretary said.
“We are the seventh largest mango producer in the world, but we export very little. Export growth needs to be accelerated further,” Wahida Akter said, adding that all kinds of obstacles towards mangoes export will be addressed.
If necessary, packing houses will be built near the production sites, she said.
The Ministry of Agriculture has implemented the Exportable Mango Production Project in 2022-2027.
The total cost of the project is Tk47 crore. The project is being implemented in 46 upazilas of 15 districts of the country.
