New Delhi, May 31 -- New Delhi - Mango cultivation and the farmers involved in it are "very special for the agricultural economy of the country", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday.

Highlighting the diversity of India's mangoes, Modi said the popular summer season fruit is making its way from the country's villages to the global markets.

"Every region. its own mango, its own flavour, its own aroma," he said, listing varieties such as Alphonso (Hapus) of Maharashtra, Gujarat's Kesar, Uttar Pradesh's Dussehri, and his own constituency Varanasi's Langra.

While India is the world's largest mango producer, most of its yield is consumed domestically, with about 1% exported. India exported ...