Innovative Hot Peppers for Asian Growers

Rijk Zwaan is increasingly involved in the Asian market and has been developing a range of new types of hot pepper to meet the needs of Asian market. Apart from excellent fruit quality characteristics, the varieties for winter cultivation are also selected for their stability in that quality, cold tolerance and excellent recovery through winter.

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Hot peppers are enjoyed around the world in a wide range of shapes, sizes, colours and flavour profiles. As consumer preferences continue to evolve, Rijk Zwaan develops innovative pepper varieties that meet the needs of different markets and growing conditions.

A popular ingredient with broad appeal

Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is valued for the flavour, colour and character it brings to countless dishes. Widely used across Asian cuisine, it is a key ingredient in stir-fries, sauces, hot pots and many other culinary applications.

Varieties tailored to local markets

Rijk Zwaan is expanding its portfolio of hot pepper varieties for Asia, with products developed to match regional preferences and growing conditions. Our assortment includes specialised types for protected cultivation, helping growers achieve reliable production and consistent quality throughout the year.

Innovation that supports growers

Alongside excellent fruit quality, our varieties are selected for traits such as stability, cold tolerance and strong recovery under challenging conditions. Several Asian hot pepper types have also found success in other regions, creating new opportunities in specialty markets and helping growers add value to their crop.

BOLON RZ F1 product photo
BOLON RZ F1
Hot Pepper | Sheephorn | Green
HABIB RZ F1 product photo
HABIB RZ F1
Hot Pepper | Chili type | Red
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Ms. Hongmei Xie

Liangshan Santsai Agricultural Technology co., Ltd. (China)
Sichuan residents are particularly fond of eating hot peppers, which can be found in almost every dish. In 2008, as a dealer, I began to cooperate with Rijk Zwaan to introduce 37-74 RZ hot pepper into Sichuan Province. Due to its good cold resistance, high yield and simple cultivation and management, this variety was quickly promoted successfully among growers and became the main local variety, with an income of about 30,000 yuan per Mu. After 15 years of development, now we has successfully introduced more than 10 types of hot pepper varieties in Sichuan, such as line pepper, Longjiao pepper, Pao peppers, conical pepper, etc., these varieties in the local performance outstanding, the market evaluation is very good, make tens of thousands of growers out of poverty to get rich, favourable to promote the development of the local vegetable industry.
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Siqiang Fang

Crop Specialist
In addition to the unique spicy taste of traditional Chinese products, 37-94 RZ longjiao pepper product is more prominent in its cold resistance, it can still blossom and set fruit at a temperature of about 10 ℃ in the greenhouse. High yield, about 15.000kg per mu, is 2-3 times of traditional hot pepper in China. At present, the market price of 37-94RZ is 50% higher than that of traditional hot pepper. I believe that planting Longjiao will bring you great profits
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