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Spices, Aromatics & Dried Foods · Mizoram
Mizo Chilli (Bird's Eye)
A small, intensely hot bird's-eye chilli grown across Mizoram's hill terraces, central to Mizo cuisine and increasingly sold dried and powdered to buyers outside the state.
GI status: GI-registered, 2021
Shelf life: 1+ year dried or fermented
Women-led sector
| Category | Spices, Aromatics & Dried Foods |
|---|---|
| Region | Mizoram |
| GI status | GI-registered, 2021 |
| Typical shelf life | 1+ year dried or fermented |
| Women's role in production | Cultivated on household plots managed by Mizo women and processed into dried and fermented forms by village-level women's groups (Mizoram's economy runs heavily on women-led self-help federations). |
Why this fits a low-wastage SHG model: Dried and powdered forms hold for a year or more, letting SHGs sell steadily rather than at distress prices during the short fresh-harvest window.
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