Another festival to showcase Francis mangoes

On August 1-2, 2015, “MAKON Kominal Gwo Mòn" and several associations of producers and processors of Francis mangoes organized the 9th edition of the Francis mango festival in Gros Morne, a municipality known for its abundant production of mangoes.

Le Nouvelliste
07 août 2015 — Lecture : 1 min.
The festival included, in addition to exhibitions and sale of mangoes, panel discussions, visits to mango plantations and nurseries, tastings, and presentations of the technology used in the cultivation of this. According to the leaders, the event aims to draw the attention of policymakers and key players in this sector which is the main source of income for farmers in the municipality. "This is our only livelihood," said Erisma Athide, mango producer and member of festival organization. According to figures, the country produced 500,000 tons

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