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{{Short description|Mango cultivar from Goa, India}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name = ''Mangifera'' 'Goa Mankurad Mango'
| image = Mankurad mangoes.jpg
| image_caption = Mankurad mangoes from Margao market
| genus = ''[[Mangifera]]''
| species = ''[[Mangifera indica]]''
| cultivar = 'Goa Mankurad Mango'
| origin = [[India]]
}}
The ''''Mankurad' mango''', is a [[mango]] [[cultivar]] primarily grown in the coastal state of [[Goa]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Menezes |first1=Vivek |title=Goan mangoes are the best in the world – history proves so, too |url=https://scroll.in/magazine/837450/goan-mangoes-are-the-best-in-world-history-proves-so-too |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=Scroll.in |date=25 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mankurado vs Alphonso{{!}} Which Mango Tastes Better, Have Your Say |url=https://www.india.com/lifestyle/mankurado-vs-alphonso-which-mango-tastes-better-have-your-say-5375563/ |website=www.india.com |access-date=22 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> It is also cultivated in [[Vengurla taluka|Vengurla]] and [[Malvan]] talukas of [[Maharashtra]] along within [[Uttara Kannada|Uttara Kannada district]] of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Research |first1=Indian Council of Agricultural |title=The Mango: A Handbook |date=1967 |publisher=Indian Council of Agricultural Research |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MvHwAAAAMAAJ&q=Goa+Mankurad+mango |access-date=6 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Malcorado, Mancurad, Mankur, Kurad, Corado are variations of the same name.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Team |first1=Herald |title=GOA'S MANKURAD MANGO GETS GI TAG |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/news-today/goa%E2%80%99s-mankurad-mango-gets-gi-tag/208329 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=Herald Goa |date=2 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Mankurad varieties include the Cardozo Mancurad, Costa Mancurad, Gawas Mancurad, and Amaral Mancurad.<ref>{{cite news |title=The roots of Goan mangoes |url=https://www.thegoan.net/tg-life-sunday/the-roots-of-goan-mangoes/99717.html |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=The Goan EveryDay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Braganza |first1=Miguel |title=Apart from the famous 'Mankurad', do you know the other mango varieties of Goa? |url=https://www.gomantaktimes.com/my-goa/art-culture/apart-from-the-famous-mankurad-do-you-know-the-other-mango-varieties-of-goa |website=Goa News on Gomantak Times |access-date=22 September 2024 |language=en |date=11 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Goa's Cardozo Mancurad to grow across country |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/goas-cardozo-mancurad-to-grow-across-country/articleshow/9780139.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=22 September 2024 |date=29 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=CARDOZO MANKURAD - A BREAKTHROUGH IN MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA L.) SELECTION {{!}} International Society for Horticultural Science |website=www.actahort.org |url=https://www.ishs.org/ishs-article/455_31 |access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Litz |first1=Richard E. |title=The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses |date=1 January 2009 |publisher=CABI |isbn=978-1-84593-490-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oloEhPYqE8QC&dq=Goa+Mankurad+mango&pg=PA88 |access-date=6 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kole |first1=Chittaranjan |title=Fruits and Nuts |date=6 March 2007 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-3-540-34533-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gy5WL6jhTkwC&dq=Goa+Mankurad+mango&pg=PA309 |access-date=6 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Name==
The [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] during their [[Portuguese Goa|rule]] in Goa, named this mango as "Malcorado" meaning Poor coloured. The word "Mal" translates to "Bad" while "Cor" translates to "Colour" in the [[Portuguese language]]. With time, it became Mankurad ''aamo'' (mango) in the state language of [[Konkani language|Konkani]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kandavel |first1=Sangeetha |title=GI tags for Goan mangoes and bebinca, crafts from Rajasthan and U.P. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gi-tags-for-goan-mangoes-and-bebinca-crafts-from-rajasthan-and-up/article67147303.ece |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=1 August 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Description==
This mango variety is a Goan summer staple, offering rich taste, and a small flat seed. Weighing 200-250 grams, it has an unifom yellow skin, rich pulp, and balanced sweetness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Goa's most popular mangoes going for Rs 5,000 a dozen |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mankurad-mangoes-selling-for-rs-5000-a-dozen-in-goa-9154215/ |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geographical indication==
It was awarded the [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical Indication]] status tag from the [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)|Geographical Indications Registry]] under the Union Government of India. on 1 August 2023 (valid until 13 December 2030).<ref>{{cite web |title=NABARD - National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development |url=https://www.nabard.org/gi/GIProductDetails.aspx?Id=49#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20this%20sweet%20fruit%20was%20awarded%20the%20GI%20tag. |website=www.nabard.org |access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref>

All Goa Mango Growers Association from [[Panaji]], proposed the geographical indication (GI) registration of Goa Mankurad Mango. After filing the application in 2020, the fruit was granted the GI tag in 2023 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [[Chennai]], making the name "Goa Mankurad Mango" exclusive to the mangoes grown in the region. It thus became the first mango variety from Goa and the 8th type of goods from Goa to earn the GI tag.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bebinca, mancurad mangoes get GI tag |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/bebinca-mancurad-mangoes-get-gi-tag/articleshow/102370063.cms#:~:text=PANAJI%3A%20After%20a%20two%2Dyear,mango%20to%20achieve%20the%20status. |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=3 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Times |first1=Navhind |title=Bebinca, Mankurad mango bag GI tag |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2023/08/03/goanews/bebinca-mankurad-mango-bag-gi-tag/ |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=The Navhind Times |date=2 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mancurad mango, bebinca among 5 Goan items awaiting GI tag: Goa agriculture minister Ravi Naik |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/mancurad-mango-bebinca-among-5-goan-items-awaiting-gi-tag-naik/articleshow/92941705.cms |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=18 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=State starts process to get Geographical Indication tag for three Goan mango types |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/state-starts-process-to-get-gi-tag-for-3-goan-mango-types/articleshow/84808510.cms |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=28 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Geographical Indications Intellectual Property India |url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/728 |publisher=Intellectual Property India |access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of mango cultivars]]
* [[List of Geographical Indications in India]]
* [[Goa Cashew (Kaju or Caju)]]

==References==
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[[Category:Geographical indications in Goa]]

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