Photos: Kesar mangoes replacing alphonso in Ratnagiri belt

The luscious kesar mango we eat may not be from Junagadh orchards this year, but from the famed alphonso hub Ratnagiri - TNN

Cyclone Tauktae has flattened several mango orchards in Junagadh, Gir-Somnath and Amreli, the three districts which grow maximum kesar - TNN

The production of kesar has plummeted this year in Gujarat - TNN

According to experts, kesar is now growing in Kolhapur, Latur, Osmanabad, Nanded, Aurangabad, Solapur, Yavatmal, Nashik and Ratnagiri - TNN

The entire Ratnagiri alphonso belt is gradually being replaced by kesar as its popularity is increasing - TNN

Alpshonso mango is suffering from kapasi disease which is the reason farmers there are shifting to kesar - TNN

Farmers from Ratnagiri have started contacting experts for guidance as well as planting material for kesar - TNN