NPO AlonAlon Launches Pre-orders for Rare, Pesticide-Free Premium Mangoes

## NPO AlonAlon Launches Pre-orders for Rare, Pesticide-Free Premium Mangoes

NPO AlonAlon, which supports the economic independence of people with disabilities through the cultivation and sale of high-quality orchids, has launched pre-orders for "Premium Mangoes" grown at its farm in Futtsu City, Chiba. This initiative brings together the agricultural-welfare collaboration know-how cultivated in their core orchid business with advanced technology.

### Background: From Orchids to Mangoes. Expanding the Possibilities of Agricultural-Welfare Collaboration

AlonAlon has provided stable employment and a sense of purpose to many people with disabilities through the cultivation of orchids, which hold a high share of the business gift market. However, they faced the challenge of a "downtime" during July and August when celebrations settle down.

To address this, they focused on "high-end mangoes," which reach their peak harvest in the summer. By making mangoes—which, like orchids, are highly valued as gifts and require strict quality control—the second core crop, they successfully created stable, year-round work. The strength of people with disabilities—their ability to complete tasks diligently and carefully—is maximized in delicate mango cultivation, further expanding the potential of their agricultural-welfare collaboration.

### Features: Safe Quality—Less Than 1% of Domestic Distribution

While mangoes typically prefer warm climates, AlonAlon plants them in specialized pots rather than direct soil. They introduced a "Smart Agri-System," the first of its kind in Japan, which uses far-infrared systems to individually manage the optimal temperature for roots and stems, enabling stable, high-quality cultivation in Chiba.

This makes it possible to grow rare mangoes that are safe to enjoy down to the skin. (The peeled skin can even be enjoyed as "mango water" the next morning.)

### Sixth-Sector Industrialization Leveraging the Strengths of People with Disabilities

Members of the employment support center (Type B) handle everything from meticulous hand-work in the greenhouse to harvesting, ripening, and sorting at their own processing facility. Even as a welfare facility, they prove that they can produce quality comparable to general high-end farmers, directly returning the profits to increase members' wages.

### Three Varieties to Choose From

They offer three varieties: the richly sweet "Irwin" (Apple Mango), the "Keitt" (often called the phantom mango), and the "Yuwen" (known for its superb flavor).

* Shipping Dates
* Irwin: From late June
* Yuwen: From early August
* Keitt: From mid-August

### Selected as a "Furusato Nozei" (Hometown Tax) Gift for Futtsu City, Chiba

As a community-based agricultural-welfare project, their mangoes have once again been selected as a Furusato Nozei gift for Futtsu City, where "AlonAlon Orchid Garden" is located.

### Sales Overview and Links

* AlonAlon Mango Official Online Shop: https://alonalonmango.stores.jp
* Futtsu City Furusato Nozei Gift: https://alonalon.or.jp/shop/