Chilli Export

Madhya Pradesh's Khargone chillies set to spice up the world markets

Chillies are cultivated in more than 45,000 hectares of area of the district

Lok Sabha polls: In chilli capital, fiery electoral battle on cards

Guntur chilli farmers await sops, Jagan bets on social sector schemes to woo voters

Mizoram exports bird's eye chilli to US for first time to expand the market

Mizoram has exported locally grown bird's eye chilli', a Mizo organic chilli, to the United States for the first time as part of an initiative to expand the market and boost farmers' income, an official said on Wednesday. State Agriculture Minister C. Lalrinsanga flagged off 7.5 metric ton of typical Mizo chilli to the US from south Mizoram's Lunglei district on Tuesday, the official said. The organic chilli was harvested by farmers from the three southern districts of Lunglei, Siaha and Lawngtlai, she said. The shipment is being transported to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh from where it will be sent to Nevada in the US, she said. The initiative was taken jointly by International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA) under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCD-NER) and Mission Organic Mizoram (MOM) of the agriculture department. Flagging off the consignment, Lalrinsanga congratulated the Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) for successf

Emami Agrotech enters spice business, eyes Rs 700-1,000 cr revenue in 5 yrs

Mantra Spices brand includes turmeric, chilli, cumin and coriander powders, and a range of blended masalas; firm plans to tap 200,000 outlets by this year end, 500,000 in next three years

India signs protocol for export of chilli meal to Chinese markets

Chilli is the largest exported spice from India and China has emerged as a major buyer in the last few years