Organic Fruit

A GUIDE TO
GROWING
ORGANIC MANGO
WITH NATURAL FARMING

Year 2006
REX A. RIVERA
Agronomist / Mango Specialist
SEED WORLD TRAINING CENTER
VGR Farm, National Highway, Lagao,
General Santos City, Philippines
Email: rarivera8@y ahoo.com
Telex: 083-301-0117
Mobile: 63906-446-8784
ORGANIC MANGO PRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION
The growing market demands both domestic and export fororganically grown fruits and vegetables compel us to learn to grow ORGANIC MANGO. This is a simple and basic study to help mango growers produce naturally grown mango free from toxic chemical residue, using both herbal organic concentrates and biotechnology with integrated pest management. Let us remember that in the 1950s and earlier, before Dr. Ramon Barba discovered Potassium nitrate as a goodmango flower inducers; mangoes in the Philippines were not sprayed and cared the way we do today, yet they were producing good quality fruits, growing the natural way.
Mango (Mangifera indica) is the national fruit of the Philippines.
It has a wide market potential both domestic and international exports.
It is a high value crop where mango grower can earn from P100, 000.00 to P500, 000.00 perhectare a year, provided planted at the right distance of 20x20 m+1, with a population of 50 hills per hectare and properly cared.
It is suitable on upland areas with abundant sunlight and adequate moisture.
Mango is a centennial crop that three or more family generation can benefit.
It is a good retirement insurance, tree crop where production increases, as trees grow bigger and older.
MangoProduction
Estimated production 50 trees per hectare. (Planting distance: 20 x 20 +1)
Age Range of Trees in Years Estimated Production per Trees in Kilos Gross Sales per Hectare at 50 trees x P10 Cost of Production at P4.00 per kilo Gross Profit or Income per hectare with 50 trees
1 to 5 No production Juvenile Trees P50, 000.00 (P50, 000.00)
5 to 10 50 P25, 000.00 P10, 000.00 P15, 000.0010 to 15 200 100,000.00 40,000.00 60,000.00
15 to 20 500 250,000.00 100,000.00 150,000.00
20 to 25 800 400,000.00 160,000.00 240,000.00
25 to 30 1,000 500,000.00 200,000.00 300,000.00
30 to 35 1,200 600,000.00 240,000.00 360,000.00
35 to 40 1,500 750,000.00 300,000.00 450,000.00
40 to 45 1,800 900,000.00 360,000.00 540,000.00
45 to 50 2,000 1,000,000.00 400,000.00 600,000.00

Mango isa high value and big earner crop, compared to traditional crops like rice, corn, coconut and sugarcane where income ranges only from P15, 000.00 to P60, 000.00 per hectare a year. This is why most farmers growing traditional crops remain poor. Mango can easily give P100, 000.00 to P500, 000.00 per hectare a year with trees 10 to 20 years old. Inter-cropping the mango orchard with seasonal or cashcrops like grains and vegetables add more income to farm.
MANGO PRODUCTS

The following are primary commercial mango products:
Fresh table fruit, ripe and green.
Dried or dehydrated ripe mango fruit.
Mango Puree, concentrate, nectar and juices.
Secondary mango products:
Mango fruit preserves in syrup, salted or fermented.
Chilled fresh mango fruits. (Frozen fresh halves)
Green mangopickle (Burong mangga)
Powdered mango (green and ripe)
Mango recipe and bakery additive.
Other mango products and by-products:
Mango seeds for nursery planting materials.
Mango seeds and shell for feeds
Mango peel. Seeds, leaves, branch for organic fertilizer.
Mango wood for lumber and furniture making and fruit boxes.
Specialize fruit, leaves and plant extract for drugs and medicine.Mango seed shell as crafted key holder and coin pocket. (Guimaras)
Other products under development.
CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS IDEAL FOR MANGO

Mango is a tropical tree. It can grow in most landmasses along and near the equator/ Mango can be grown in almost all regions of the Philippines, but they are found to be more productive if grown in the following environmental conditions:
Elevation within...