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	INTRODUCTION Kenya is a tropical country in East Africa bordered to the west by Uganda, to the south by Tanzania, to the east by Somalia, to the north by Ethiopia and Sudan and to the southeast by the Indian Ocean with a coastline of about 400 km. The total area is 589 900 km2 of which 98 % is land surface and the remaining is 2% inland water bodies. Read More The mango research was sponsored by Kenya Agricultural Productivity and Agribusiness Projects. There are more than 70 varieties of mangoes that exist within the counties under study Read More BACKGROUND Kenya has a huge potential for commercial mango growing. All 47 counties have some mangoes being grown under rainfed systems, irrigation or along the seasonal streams and riverine areas. Mangoes are drought-tolerant and can withstand occasional flooding whilst good rainfall distribution rather than total amount is a prerequisite for flowering and fruit set (Nakasone and Paull, 1998).Read More                                                                                                                                       MANGO VARIETIES
	Batawi Read More			Ngowe Read More		Sabine Read More
	Boribo Read More			Parwin Read More		Apple Read More
	Dodo Read More			Peach Read More		Gesine Read More
	Pests and Diseases Mango fruit fly Mealybugs   Mango aphid Powdery mildew Anthracnose		Mango survey Mbeere   Kilifi   Makueni Mango varieties in Embu and Makueni by District		Ochard and Postharvest Management Cultural practices Postharvest treatment Chemical control Challenges to Mango planting		Mango Improvement and Challenges Mango planting Mango Improvement Strategy Contacts
By: Dr. Phanuel Oballa and Rachel Kariuki                                                                                            © 2019 KEFRI/KALRO Mango Research