CLUSTER FACTS
Pakistan is ranked 4th largest producer and 5th largest exporter of Red Chillies in the World
Description | Pakistan | Sindh |
Land Under Cultivation | 160,000 acres | 135,000 acres |
Production | 140,000 tons | 125,000 tons (90%) |
Yield per Acre | 1.0 tons | 1.2 tons |
. Famous varieties cultivated:
-Longi (dandi-cut) -Kunri-I
Gothki -Desi
Sanam -Maxi
Talhari -Nageene
-Tatapuri
Kunri, also known as the Chilli Capital of Asia and its adjoining areas in the province of Sindh have great significance in agriculture especially Red Chilli. While Pakistan produces 140,000 tons of Red Chillies, Sindh produces 90% (125,000 tons) of the total national production District Umerkot, Mirpurkhas and Badin are the largest growing areas for Red Chilli. But Inappropriate post harvest handling (traditional trading practices) leads to the loss of quality product, thus, hampers the prof it for local crop growers. Red Chilli is spread out on the bare ground for sun drying which leads to contamination with moisture, dirt and other contaminants, leading to higher level aflatoxins that bars the product for export and purchased by local quality conscious buyers
