Approximately, 80,000 people own mango orchards of different sizes in Malda, while litchi growers number around 10,000. Mango is cultivated in about 31,000 hectors and litchi in 1,380 hectors in the Malda district. He said the estimate had been that litchi production would be 17,000 metric tons. So, the lockdown has had a disastrous effect on mango production,” Saha said. “Malda has its own economy known as ‘mango economy.’ Production of mangoes and litchis determines the trend in the market.

Source: The Telegraph May 31, 2020 19:18 UTC