By NEHA SARIN
DOWNEY,CA - In an ongoing attempt to make a difference in the community, Sunil Narkar, founder of the AME Medical Group Inc., strives to do anything he possibly can for people entrusted to his care. But apart from that, this year he decided to import alphonso mangoes from Konkan, Maharashtra and kesari mangoes from...
DOWNEY,CA - In an ongoing attempt to make a difference in the community, Sunil Narkar, founder of the AME Medical Group Inc., strives to do anything he possibly can for people entrusted to his care. But apart from that, this year he decided to import alphonso mangoes from Konkan, Maharashtra and kesari mangoes from...
Marathwada, directly from farmers in India. “When we visited India early this year, we went to Aurangabad and saw the way farmers are facing financial difficulties. We realized that they do not get full price for their product due to middlemen and agents and suicide rate has been going up. We went to the wholesale market in Vashi, New Mumbai to observe and learn the official procedure to send mangoes to the USA.” Narkar told India Journal.
After learning the process well, he got the permit to import mangoes and got a reliable person in India who can send the fruit here directly from the growers in 48 hours. The only problem he is likely to face is the short shelf life of mangoes. To overcome this issue, Narkar is relying on the quicker air shipment method. He is also taking precautions, treating the fruit with hot water and irradiation. Narkar hopes to get the shipment once a week initially and if they sell well, get it twice a week. While slightly pricier than a regular box of mangoes, Narkar hopes that the authentic GI quality fruit will appeal to the discerning SoCal customer. It also has the added emotional value of supporting distressed farmers. Narkar suggests clients buy the fresh mangoes now and pulp it and freeze it to use it all year round. For more information: sudhanarkar@gmail.com
After learning the process well, he got the permit to import mangoes and got a reliable person in India who can send the fruit here directly from the growers in 48 hours. The only problem he is likely to face is the short shelf life of mangoes. To overcome this issue, Narkar is relying on the quicker air shipment method. He is also taking precautions, treating the fruit with hot water and irradiation. Narkar hopes to get the shipment once a week initially and if they sell well, get it twice a week. While slightly pricier than a regular box of mangoes, Narkar hopes that the authentic GI quality fruit will appeal to the discerning SoCal customer. It also has the added emotional value of supporting distressed farmers. Narkar suggests clients buy the fresh mangoes now and pulp it and freeze it to use it all year round. For more information: sudhanarkar@gmail.com
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