After the Drought and Heat Waves, Espelette's Pepper Is Looking for Water
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With high rainfall and mild temperatures in the Basque Country, water was so far "not a subject" for this chilli, "but the deal has changed," says Ramuntxo Lecuona, who cultivates 2.5 hectares of chili in organic farming in Espelette, associated with his wife and son. The protected designation of origin includes 171 producers in one trade union located in 10 municipalities in the Basque Country, for nearly five million feet planted and more than…
The hot pepper, emblematic of Basque gastronomy, has been affected by recurrent climatic hazards in recent years. Dryness, heat, hailstorms, the producers of this spice have suffered. After a request from the prefect, the producers have been able to irrigate part of their plants, and the results are rather positive.
The drought and the high heats put a crop long used to easy water at risk. Producers now ask to irrigate, a... Read more The Espelette pepper is looking for water in a hardened climate appeared first on Le Singulier.
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