How one tweet inspired one man's mango selling website

On April 27th 2012 Abdul Rahman Sahili read a tweet from a man in the coastal city of Jeddah. He was asking how he might purchase mangos from Jazan, a region of Saudi Arabia, 700km to the south of his city. “A golden opportunity presented itself to me,” says Rahman, and then he got quickly to work.

“I have always dreamed of having my own business,” said Abdul Rahman, “I believe that opportunities should be made, not waited for.” And this is exactly how the KSA resident approached his new full fledged ecommerce site Mango Jazan.

Jazan, an area of the Kingdom, is famous for its mangos. However, despite the high quality of the juicy fruit the selling of it had been restricted to very traditional methods of trade – if people didn’t live in the region, getting hold of the mangos was tricky. “I turned this missing link into an online store,” says Rahman, “It exclusively sells and delivers mangos in a quick, easy and professional manner.”

From Jazan to the world

In the presence, and with the blessing of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, the prince of Jazan, Rahman announced the launch of his website in May 2012.

As well as creating a business for himself Mango Jazan has meant more business for the individual farmers growing the mangos. “By selling products from the best farms, we would achieve another goal,” he says, “Which is to help farmers market their products more efficiently and encourage them to increase their production.”

Mango Jazan lists several types of mangos available, including Glenn, known for its sweet taste and oval shape, Indian Mango, with its green color and Indian origins, Tommy Atkins Mango, known for its reddish color and round shape, and Mango Sensation, which has origins in Florida.

Original article by Reine Farhat

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