Mango worth millions is planted by accident: area guarded by guards and dogs | the Chronicle

It all started a few years ago when a couple of farmers from India They decided to plant two young mango trees, their favorite fruit. As a result of this, Rani Yes Sankalp Parihar is forced to face a much more important task: to keep his garden in the shade and in the sun. It turns out that inadvertently, they planted the most expensive mango in the world and today they have an orchard worth millions and coveted by the whole world.

At first they thought they would grow like other species in their garden by Jabalpur from Madhya Pradesh, but the trees gave unusual ruby-colored mangoes, rarely seen in agricultural production. To the surprise of the growers, the mangoes turned out to be Japanese Miyazaki, which are among the most luxurious in the world.

The name of the tree refers to the place of origin. Miyazaki is located at Japan and it currently has 127,288,000 inhabitants and a total area of ​​377,835 km2. In the rest of the world, it is also known by the following names: KMI, Mijadzaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazakishi, gong qi, gong qi shi, miyazaki.

A box of two Miyazaki mangoes sold for half a million Japanese yen ($ 4,500) in 2019. On average, a single Miyazaki costs $ 50 and is considered a luxury gift. Out of a total of 150 trees of this “rare” mango variety, only four bear fruit. Parinhar at the gate Hindustan times, when we knew locally the existence of these mangoes.

Several thieves broke into the garden and robbed them, but luckily they managed to save some trees. As a result, this year the couple stepped up their security and employed four guards and nine dogs to protect the trees and seven mangoes.

The deputy director of the horticulture department of Madhya Pradesh, RS Katara, said he inspected the orchard and found the fruit to be rare in India. “It is expensive because its production is very low and its flavor is very sweet. It looks very different. People abroad donate these mangoes “, condemned.

For its part, GS Kaushal, former director of Madhya Pradesh’s horticulture department, said that after the Noor Jahan mango variety from Afghanistan, this Japanese mango grabbed the headlines because of its cost, not its taste.