With rate of Rs 670 per kg, Mali chilli cultivation is profitable

THRISSUR: As Unnikrishnan harvested 300 Mali chilli seedlings on the 67th day of planting it in three cents of land in a 10-acre garden, he got 17 kg. This chilli can be sold for Rs 670 per kg. Thus he got an income of Rs 11,390. Unnikrishnan is preparing to expand the cultivation of Mali chilli, which is a profitable and a crop in demand.

Most of the exports are to Mali as the people there prefer this variant of chilli. That is how it got its name. These are available at some supermarkets here. The experiment was done after purchasing 10 seedlings from the Mannuthi Agricultural Research Centre. After it turned out to be successful, farming was extended by taking seeds from ripe chillies.

Unnikrishnan, who was in the field of computer hardware, has been farming for 10 years. He cultivates coconut, squash, jati, cucumber, watermelon, venda, lentils, pumpkin, squash and cucumber. Water and manure are channelled through drip irrigation.

Unnikrishnan has received national awards from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the Department of Food Safety.

Mali chilli

It smells and tastes better than ordinary chilli. It has a size of up to two and a half inches. As it is spicier, a little is enough. It gives yield for more than one year. Up to 5 kg can be obtained from a good plant.