Chile Pepper Institute

Chile Pepper Institute
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
PurposeTo research, teach, and archive information related to chile peppers
Location
Coordinates32°16′50″N 106°45′27″W / 32.2806°N 106.7575°W / 32.2806; -106.7575
Websitecpi.nmsu.edu

The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is an international research-based and non-profit organization specializing in research, education and archiving information related to Capsicum or chile peppers. The institute was established in 1992 and is devoted to research and educating the world about chile peppers. Its research facility is named for Fabián García, a Mexican-American horticulturalist dubbed "the father of the U.S. chile pepper industry", who began standardizing varieties of chile pepper in 1888.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Fryxell, David A. (December 2007). "The Red-or-Greening of New Mexico". Desert Exposure. 100 years ago, horticulturist Fabian Garcia planted the seeds for New Mexico's $400 million chile-pepper industry
  2. ^ "Fabian Garcia Science Center". NMSU: Fabian Garcia Science Center. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Chile Pepper Institute!". The Chile Pepper Institute. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2015. Chile pepper research is conducted at the Fabian Garcia Horticultural Center