About Us
AR4 is
a family run mango delivery company. We grow and home deliver Chemical
Free and Biodynamic mangoes across India and abroad in various countries.
THE JOURNEY
AR4 Organic
Mango Farms, is a Chemical Free farm from the beginning in 2008. The farm is 68
KM from Hyderabad near Yadadri.
AR4 is a family run farm & the name
comes from the first letters of the names of the complete family who actively
participate in all the activities of farm & store. The show however is
mainly run by Arifa Rafee the lady farmer/entrepreneur.
Arifa Rafee:
Post graduate in literature,
Network Engineer, Ex SBI Probationary officer, trained for entrepreneurship by IIM-Lucknow
and trained for Biodynamic Farming methods by BKK farm. She has dedicated
her time towards farm development after resigning her job to explore Agri-preneurship.
She is actively engaged in the day to day operation of farms, including
preparation of organic fertilizers and pesticides on the farm.
Our Farms:
Our Story:
After staying in the Middle East
for a decade, we returned to our Motherland to start a dairy farm, but due to
various reasons postponed the plan & eventually decided on Mango farming.
Understanding the difference between age old traditional methods &
modern chemical agriculture, we realized that there was a niche for quality
organic produce. Nature has blessed us abundantly and what we required to
do was to channelize the resources efficiently.
We are successfully growing 22
different varieties of Mangoes, the King of Fruits. We realized that farming
with the best practices & producing highest quality mangoes was not
sufficient to create a mark in the agricultural industry. In 2011, AR4 had to
think and revolutionize the concept of reaching the customer directly through
e-commerce platform with the motto “From our Farm to your Home”.
With a determination to bring the most delicious Mangoes to consumers, we
are proud to have pioneered and to be the first to introduce high quality home
delivered mangoes in united AP.
We have had our challenges in
distribution and our model demanded a reliable logistics partner.
Initially, the AR4 family also took to deliveries in Hyderabad which
helped us connect with the customers directly. Eventually, we could convince
couriers to carry mangoes across India, which was a huge challenge for
perishables. First to introduce home delivery across India from United
Andhra, we have been awarded by the then CM for our innovative thinking in
Agricultural entrepreneurship.
We started exporting in 2013 to
the Middle East and UK. Owing to high demand for Indian mangoes in USA, we
had planned to devise a path breaking home delivery model across the USA which
was made possible in 2016 with our partnership with local importers who are
equally passionate about mangoes as we are. Our customers in the USA were
delighted to receive farm fresh organic Banginapally & Himayat at their
door step.
Throughout the years, the demand
for AR4 Organic Mangoes has grown and so has our customer base to 7000+
customers. We are humbled by the amazing support of our customers, farmers
markets, dedicated partnerships with retailers & importers. We are excited
to carry out the age-old traditions of agriculture and to be instrumental in
training farmers, especially Mango growers in the area personally or remotely
through technology.
AR4 is a known brand in Organic Mangoes across India and abroad because of you.
Thank you for all the support.