IT IS worrying that up to 30 per cent of mango produced in the country get wasted before reaching the market in the absence of proper storage and transport facilities. The call that growers and exporters put out at a discussion programme on Wednesday for building chilling and packaging centres in all districts known for producing mango, therefore, sounds justified. The Department of Agricultural Extension and non-governmental organisation Solidaridad organised the discussion which government horticulturists and researchers attended. A grower from Rajshahi said that he had produced 200 tonnes of mango in 2017 but could export only 26 tonnes. Most of the growers, as 抖阴精品 reported on Thursday, keep waiting for exporters to arrive in time to buy it from them.
