PANJIM?With the agriculture department promoting hybrid varieties, the local varieties are unlikely to get affected because there continues to be a market for them are ready to pay a higher price for the particular taste these chilies give.
The state is home to several varieties of chillies with many varieties acquiring the name of the village where they are planted. Aldona, Siolim, Chandel in Pernem and other villages have special varieties of chillies as does Cola in Canacona in the South and many other villages.
