NBN a boon for NT mango growers

THE Northern Territory's mango industry will receive a boost when the NBN is switched on in another 2700 homes, farms and small businesses.

The Northern Territory's mango industry will receive a boost when the NBN is switched on in farms.

MANGO grower Ross Maxwell's farm owners live in the United States, but the flick of a switch means they might as well be in his Northern Territory office admiring their crop.

THE NT is Australia's biggest mango growing jurisdiction, and the industry is set to receive a boost with Thursday's switching on of the National Broadband Network (NBN) for another 2700 homes, farms and small businesses in Darwin's rural area.