Present at the launch ceremony were ministers, undersecretaries representing various units of the state administrative apparatus, RCA officials, scientists, researchers and contributors to the encyclopaedia.

Mango trees have been found throughout the sultanate since ancient times. It is believed that the history of mango cultivation in South Asia dates back some 6,000 years. Historical references indicate that the fruit was brought to Oman from India during the 10th century AD and that its cultivation had spread to other Arab countries by the 16th century AD.