Punjab growers expand cultivation to 60 acres, expecting returns of Rs 2.68 lakh per acre as export opportunities encourage diversification beyond wheat and paddy PRAVASISAMWAD.COM Farmers in Punjab’s Firozpur district are preparing to supply more than 700 tonnes of green chillies for export to Dubai this year, building on an initial overseas shipment in April and seeking higher returns through crop diversification. The growers, organised under the Firozpur-based Saragarhi Farmer Producer Company Ltd, have expanded chilli cultivation from 20 acres last season to 60 acres this year. They expect to harvest around 720 tonnes of the Gauri variety, with an