Challenges faced by mango exporters

Abstract

The mango is one of the most ancient and important Asian fruit. India is the world’s largest mango producer, accounting for 45 per cent of global mango production. Despite being the world’s largest producer of mangoes, India only exports a very small amount of its produce owing to several constraints. The study revealed major challenges faced by mango exporters in Gujarat state. Major challenges were found to be high international freight charges, difficulties in custom clearance, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, unavailability of quality mangoes in sufficient quantity, difficulties in certification, high local transportation charges, lack of standardization on post harvest handling, poor infrastructure facilities like cold storage, pack house, etc., competition from other exporting countries, lack of institutional support with respect to credit, problem finding reliable foreign distributor, Unavailability of market information, Price fluctuation of the commodity supply at home country, Problems in quoting price with fluctuating exchange rates, Labelling and packaging requirement, Confusing foreign import regulations and Unavailability or untimely export incentive.