LUCKNOW, July 7 -- The three-day Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival-2025 concluded at Awadh Shilpgram here on Sunday with a grand award ceremony, celebrating mango growers, processors and innovators. A total of 122 awards were given in 46 categories of seven varieties of mangoes and 29 more awards under 11 processed product categories. Mohammad Abdul Saleem of Malihabad was declared the overall best performer for his 'Ambika' variety display, winning the maximum 21 awards. He was followed by Iqbal Ahmad (15 awards) and Lucknow's SC Shukla (11 awards). "The first prize for the highest number of exhibits (121 varieties) went to SC Shukla, followed by Padma Shri Haji Kalimullah Khan (72 varieties) and Awadh Mango Growers' Committee (63 varieties)," read a government press note. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the festival on July 4. Famous Hindi poet Dr Kumar Vishwas and folk singer Pawan Singh added to the festive appeal as they entertained the audience. Integrated testing facility near Jewar airport: Min Speaking at the concluding ceremony, state horticulture minister Dinesh Pratap Singh encouraged farmers to adopt modern techniques like fruit bagging, organic farming and export-focused production. Singh said an integrated testing and treatment facility is being developed near Jewar airport to support export-quality horticultural produce. Excise minister Nitin Agrawal said the state government has introduced a fruit wine policy, with a mango wine plant already functional in Malihabad and more planned for Meerut, Muzaffarnagar and Bareilly. From mango ice cream and jelly to Aam Halwa, Aam Rasgulla and Aam Panna, the festival highlighted the scope of value addition and processing. On the last day of the festival, a technical seminar was held on food processing and employment generation....