date:May 05, 2014
European salad crops.
Europe reportedly imports around 2.4bn ($4bn) worth of fruit, vegetables and other agricultural produce from India each year. In the UK, around 8.5% of all its mangoes are imported from India.
The ban has triggered a petition in the UK, which has reportedly been signed by more than 1,400 people as well as several UK members of parliament (MPs). Those who have signed the petition are arguing that the ban will have a devastating impact on local growers, EU businesses and