APEDA facilitates first-ever air shipment of Karnataka's Neelam and Totapuri mangoes to the Maldives
On 30 July 2026 APEDA flagged off the first-ever air shipment of Karnataka's late-season Neelam and Totapuri mangoes to the Maldives, sourced from farmers in Kolar district.
Summary
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the first-ever air shipment of Neelam and Totapuri mangoes from Karnataka to the Maldives, flagged off on 30 July 2026 by APEDA Chairman Abhishek Dev. The one-metric-tonne consignment was sourced from farmers of Prakruthimaya Farmers Producer Company in KGF taluk, Kolar district, and exported by a woman entrepreneur.
Key facts
- Product
- Neelam and Totapuri mangoes (late-season varieties)
- From
- Kolar district (KGF taluk), Karnataka
- To
- Maldives (by air, first time)
- Quantity
- 1 metric tonne
- Facilitated by
- APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Practice MCQs 1 questions
In July 2026 APEDA facilitated the first-ever air shipment of Karnataka's Neelam and Totapuri mangoes to which country?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — Maldives
The first-ever air shipment of Neelam and Totapuri mangoes from Karnataka went to the Maldives, flagged off on 30 July 2026.