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Even The King Struggles..! When I say King I mean It..It is easy to see why.. Alphonso Mango's voluptuous shape, sunshine yellow skin reveals saffron colored, smooth flesh...imagine an impeccable cross between peach, nectarine, apricot, melon with notes of honey and citrus..Alphonso is better than you imagined..! Alphonso becomes an obsessive passion not only for its producers but also for the consumers when it hits the market during the season. Now coming back from the poetic yet real description of the King to the struggle it faces. Last season Alphonso suffered a major setback in the export market. I will not delve into the details of it since it has been discussed widely in media. What I would like to share is that Alphonso being a King of Mangoes is struggling to get a Geographical Indications tag in India... Going by the facts there are three applicants who have sough to register Alphonso Mango as the Geographical Indication, namely- Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (Appl