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Researcher calls for more habanero chile production in the Yucatan
Google TranslateFor a map, click here. A researcher at a Yucatan university is calling for increased production of habanero chile to taker advantage of international markets, according to Mexican press reports. Jorge Luis Canché Escamilla, an economist at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatän (UADY), said states of the Yucatan should begin plan to expand production of the chile, already at 3,000 tons a year because the current level is insufficient for exporting. States of the Yucatan include the Mexican state of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatan. Several states of the region have recently received certificates of origin for the habanero, and the granted certificates have caused conflicts amongst the states, said Canche Escamilla. However, no one state in the region is a major producer of the chile. The economist said work was done backwards, in that production increases of the chile should have been done first, before obtaining the certificates. States have the mark, but not the product, he said. Posted by: badanov 2010-09-08 |
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