Taiwan

Taiwan’s pepper agriculture focuses on developing disease-resistant, flavourful, and heat-tolerant cultivars adapted to subtropical conditions. Eastern Taiwan’s breeders have introduced milder varieties like Faith and Fragrance, designed for summer palatability and antioxidant richness.

The domestic market increasingly demands coloured sweet peppers, with government-supported breeding projects addressing local climate challenges and farmer adoption. Taiwan maintains a dynamic chili breeding sector and is home to one of the world’s largest seed banks of pepper varieties, ensuring resilience and diversity for future agriculture and food security.