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{{Short description|Mango cultivar from West Bengal, India}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name = ''Mangifera'' 'Malda Fazli Mango'
| image =
| image_caption =
| genus = ''[[Mangifera]]''
| species = ''[[Mangifera indica]]''
| cultivar = 'Malda Fazli Mango'
| origin = [[India]]
}}
The ''''Malda Fazli' mango''', is a [[mango]] [[cultivar]] primarily grown in [[Malda district|Malda]] district, [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is also known as 'Fazli Babu'.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mango turns mascot in Bengal polls |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mango-turns-mascot-in-bengal-polls-116031700525_1.html |access-date=19 October 2024 |agency=Business Standard Private Ltd.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mango Turns Mascot In West Bengal Polls |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mango-turns-mascot-in-west-bengal-polls-1288179 |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mango becomes mascot in West Bengal polls, to spread awareness among voters |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/mango-becomes-mascot-in-west-bengal-polls-to-spread-awareness-among-voters-2680960.html |website=Firstpost |access-date=19 October 2024 |language=en-us |date=17 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mango turns mascot in Bengal polls |url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/mango-turns-mascot-bengal-polls-2044041.html |website=OneIndia |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref>

==Description==
The Malda Fazli mango is a variety known for its attractive large size appearance with yellow-green colour, sweetness, and mouth-melting taste. This fruit has yellow-orange skin with hints of red, fleshy pulp with fiber, and a distinct aroma.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geographical Indication Registration of West Bengal |url=https://dstbt.bangla.gov.in/news_notification/GI%20West%20Bengal.pdf |website=Patent Information Centre, West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology |publisher=Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology Government of West Bengal |access-date=18 October 2024 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325080656/https://dstbt.bangla.gov.in/news_notification/GI%20West%20Bengal.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Name & Origins==
It was named after Fazal Bibi who belonged to the village of Arapur which falls in [[Malda, West Bengal|English Bazar]] subdivision of Malda district.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tracing the roots of the king of fruits in West Bengal |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/food/the-mangoes-of-bengal-and-how-the-fruit-charmed-mughals-portuguese-and-bengal-nawabs/cid/1945315 |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |journal=Indian Journal of Extension Education |title=Mango Growers' Preference of Mango Varieties According to Profitability in Murshidabad District |volume=58 |number=4 |author1=Tanushree Saha |author2=Sagar Mondal |author3= Madhurima Maiti |url=https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijee/article/download/2411/2332 |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref>

==Geographical indication==
It was awarded the [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical Indication]] (GI) status tag from the [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)|Geographical Indications Registry]] under the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]] on 26 May 2008 (valid until 9 September 2027).<ref>{{cite news |title=Mangoes from Bengal's Malda get Geographical Indication tag from Centre |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mangoes-west-bengal-malda-geographical-indication-tag-centre-2432651-2023-09-07 |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=India Today |date=7 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Patent Information Centre, West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology, [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science and Technology (DST)]] from Kolkata proposed the GI registration of the Malda Fazli Mango. After filing the application in 2007, the fruit was granted the GI tag in 2008 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [[Chennai]], making the name "Malda Fazli Mango" exclusive to the mangoes grown in the region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geographical Indications Intellectual Property India |url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/113 |publisher=Intellectual Property India |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> It thus became the third mango variety from West Bengal after [[Himsagar|Malda Khirsapati (Himsagar) mango]] and the 6th type of goods from West Bengal to earn the GI tag.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Avijit |title=Malda: Growers of 3 varieties of mangoes get GI certificates |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/malda-growers-of-3-varieties-of-mangoes-get-gi-certificates-531772 |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=www.millenniumpost.in |date=5 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GI certified Fazil mango variety from West Bengal exported to Bahrain: Commerce Ministry |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/gi-certified-fazil-mango-variety-from-west-bengal-exported-to-bahrain-commerce-ministry/articleshow/84294016.cms?from=mdr |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=The Economic Times |date=10 July 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of mango cultivars]]
* [[List of Geographical Indications in India]]

==References==
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[[Category:Mango cultivars]]
[[Category:Mango cultivars of India]]
[[Category:GI-Tagged Mangoes of India]]
[[Category:Economy of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Agriculture in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in West Bengal]]

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