Mizo Chilli to be exported to the US

India is all set to export ‘bird’s eye chilli’, or ‘Mizo Chilli’, from the state of Mizoram to the United States for the first time.

A state minister said in the assembly that 7.5 metric tonnes of organic bird’s eye chilli would be sent to the US soon.

He also informed that the government had obtained geographical identification (GI) tag for Mizo Chilli.

Besides, the chilli to be exported has passed an organic confirmation test in Bangalore, he added, as per a report.