Pakistani chilli to spice up China
With Chinese assistance, 300 tons of chilli has been cultivated in Lahore
July 18, 2021
A chilli processing plant will be established in Pakistan within three years to extract chilli pigment and chilli essence, with an industrial output value of $200m. PHOTO: CHINA ECONOMIC NET
LAHORE:
Soaked in summer sun, 300 tons of chilli glows softly in the pilot chilli field in Lahore. “The 300 tons of chilli we picked will be dried and exported to China in August,” noted China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) Pakistan Subsidiary General Manager Wu Guang, adding that it is the first time Pakistani chilli will enter the Chinese market since 2020.
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300 tons of chilli will be dried and exported to China in August. [Photo/China Economic Net]
LAHORE, July 13 (China Economic Net) - Soaked in summer sun, 300 tons of chilli glow softly in the pilot chilli field in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. “The 300 tons of chilli we picked will be dried and exported to China in August,” noted Wu Guang, General Manager of Pakistan Subsidiary, China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), adding that it is the first time Pakistani chilli enter the Chinese market since 2020.
Pakistan has ideal conditions for Chilli/Pepper (Capsicum Annum L.) cultivation. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Pakistan is amongst the top ten chilli producing nations which enjoy a combination of warm, humid yet dry weather and a well-drained sandy loam with rich organic content.