Mangoes have been cultivated in South Asia for thousands of years and reached East Asia between the fifth and fourth centuries BC. By the 10th century AD, cultivation had begun in East Africa The 14th century Moroccan traveler, Ibn Battuta, reported it at Mogadishu Cultivation came later to Brazil, the West Indies and Mexico, where an appropriate climate allows its growth.
he mango is now cultivated in most frost-free tropical and warmer subtropical climates; almost half of world's mangoes are cultivated in India alone, with the second-largest source being China.
Mangoes are also grown in Andalusia, Spain (mainly in Málaga province), as its coastal subtropical climate is one of the few places in mainland Europe that allows the growth of tropical plants and fruit trees.Many of the 1,000+ mango cultivars are easily cultivated using grafted saplings, ranging from the "turpentine mango" (named for its strong taste of turpentine) to the huevos de toro.
Other cultivators include North America (in South Florida and California's Central Valley), South and Central America, theCaribbean, Hawai'i, south, west and central Africa, Australia, China, Pakistan, angladesh, and Southeast Asia.
