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Pradeep Kumar

29/07/21 10:00 AM IST

‘Raja Mircha’ from Nagaland

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‘Raja Mircha’ also referred as king chilli from Nagaland was today exported to London via Guwahati by air for the first time.

Details about the chilli
  • Exporting fresh King Chilli posed a challenge because of its highly perishable nature.
  • The consignment of King Chilli also considered as world’s hottest based on the Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).
  • The consignment was sourced from Tening, part of Peren district, Nagaland and was packed at APEDA assisted packhouse at Guwahati.
  • The chilli from Nagaland is also referred as Bhoot Jolokia and Ghost pepper. It got GI certification in 2008
  • Nagaland King Chilli belongs to genus Capsicum of family Solanaceae.
  • Naga king chilli has been considered as the world’s hottest chilli and is constantly on the top five in the list of the world's hottest chilies based on the SHUs.

APEDA
  • APEDA in collaboration with the Nagaland State Agricultural Marketing Board (NSAMB), coordinated the first export consignment of fresh King Chilli.
  • APEDA had coordinated with NSAMB in sending samples for laboratory testing in June and July 2021 and the results were encouraging as it is grown organically.
  • APEDA would continue to focus on the north eastern region and has been carrying out promotional activities to bring the North-Eastern states on the export map.
  • In 2021, APEDA has facilitated exports of Jackfruits from Tripura to London and Germany, Assam Lemon to London, Red rice of Assam to the United States and Leteku ‘Burmese Grape’ to Dubai
Source: PIB

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