Mango symposium: making Madhesh a mango hub

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Date: 7 August 2025
Time: 08:30–18:15 (GMT+5:45)
Venue: Gautam Hotel, Lalgadh, Dhanusha, Nepal

The one-day Mango symposium in Madhesh province will bring together farmers, researchers, entrepreneurs, processors, marketers, policymakers, financial institutions, and other key stakeholders to chart a path toward making Madhesh Province a nationally recognised mango hub.

Key messages

• Madhesh Province accounts for more than half of Nepal’s mango production, with 258,509 metric tonnes harvested in 2021/22 – yet policy and investment have not kept pace with its potential.
• The symposium is aimed at securing a formal commitment from government stakeholders to strengthen the mango value chain through targeted policy, technical support, and financial mechanisms.
• Presentations, exhibitions, and interactive discussions will focus on promoting climate-resilient mango farming practices, value addition, entrepreneurship, and improved market access.
• The event will create space for provincial ownership, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and forward-looking strategies, with the aim of drafting actionable recommendations and signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between the central and provincial governments and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).

The event aims to highlight Madhesh’s leadership in Nepal’s mango production, explore climate-resilient and market-driven solutions, and support the development of a comprehensive Green, Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Development (GRID) focused mango value chain.

Event details:

• 09:30 am – Opening ceremony and remarks
• 10:10 am – Keynote on mango sector experience from India
• 11:00 am to 15:15 pm – Presentations from policy makers, researchers, private sector representatives, and entrepreneurs
• 16:15 pm – Signing of commitments and MoUs
• 17:15 pm – Closing ceremony and summary of outcomes

Experts, photos, interviews, and multimedia materials will be made available on request.

About HI-GRID

Building Capabilities for Green, Climate Resilient, and Inclusive Development (HI-GRID) project is supported by the Australian Government and implemented by ICIMOD and partners, enhances resilience to ‘Too Much and Too Little’ (TMTL) water in the Lower Koshi River Basin (LKRB) through policy action, disaster risk reduction (DRR), Nature-based Solutions, and inclusive, green value chain promotion.

Organisers

• Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD)
• Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoLMAC), Madhesh Province
• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Nepal
• Community Development and Advocacy Forum Nepal (CDAFN)
• R&D Innovative Solution Pvt. Ltd.
• Nepal Horticulture Society (NHS)

For event information, please contact:

Vuyasi Rajbhandari, Communications Associate (HI-GRID)
Email: media@icimod.org

For interviews, media inquiries, b-rolls please contact:
Interviews:

Technical expert:
Anu Joshi Shrestha, Rural Enterprise and Value Chain Specialist, ICIMOD
anu.Shrestha@icimod.org
Krishna Dhakal, Research Associate SSA, HI-GRID project, ICIMOD
Krishna.dhakal@icimod.org

Sirjana Neupane, Senior Horticulture Development Officer, National Centre for Fruit Development, MoALD
sirjananeupane@gmail.com

Yam Kumari Shrestha, Under-Secretary, Department of Agriculture, MoALD
yambhos@yahoo.com

Policy expert:
Prakash Kumar Sanjel, Director General, Department of Agriculture, MoALD

B-rolls and media inquiries:

Vuyasi Rajbhandari, Communications Associate, ICIMOD
vuyasi.rajbhandari@icimod.org

Samuel Thomas, Senior Communications Officer, ICIMOD
Samuel.Thomas@icimod.org
Debabrat Sukla, Senior Communications Officer, ICIMOD
debabrat.sukla@icimod.org