Business desk:Capsicum is a high-value crop that also requires higher investment from the farmers’ end. ACI Seed’s Hybrid capsicum seed ‘Astha’ brings new hope for commercial capsicum farming due to its performance. This year, farmers cultivated ACI hybrid capsicum Astha and found outstanding performance with 10 to 12 fruit per plant having 200 to 250 gm weight per fruit.
Astha takes 65 to 70 days to harvest. The variety is very promising having around 30% yield advantage over other available varieties in Bangladesh.