ICAR expert committee to examine falling Totapuri mango prices in Andhra Pradesh
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed ICAR to set up a high-level expert committee, chaired by ICAR-CISH Lucknow Director Dr T. Damodaran, to examine the fall in Totapuri mango prices in Andhra Pradesh (announced 3 July 2026).
Summary
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to constitute a high-level expert committee on the problems of Totapuri mango growers in Andhra Pradesh, the ministry said on 3 July 2026, after farmers told him prices of the processing variety had fallen sharply. The committee, chaired by Dr T. Damodaran, Director of ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH), Lucknow, will examine the whole value chain from cultivation and processing to marketing and exports, and recommend measures to improve farmers' returns.
Key facts
- Crop
- Totapuri mango (processing variety), Andhra Pradesh
- Committee chair
- Dr T. Damodaran, Director, ICAR-CISH, Lucknow
- Scope
- Entire value chain: cultivation, processing, marketing, trade, exports
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The ICAR expert committee on falling Totapuri mango prices (July 2026) concerns growers of which state?
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Correct answer: A — Andhra Pradesh
The committee will examine the challenges faced by Totapuri mango growers in Andhra Pradesh.