Our Mission
The New Mexico Chile Association (NMCA) has been representing the signature crop and industry of New Mexico CHILE for over a decade. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the chile industry remains and prospers in New Mexico. Comprised of growers, processors, manufacturers and others involved in the chile industry, we strive to:
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The New Mexico Chile Industry
Chile is New Mexico’s signature crop, is the basis for our unique regional cuisine, and is well known nationally for its high quality and excellent flavor. New Mexico chile is the basis of a strong and thriving industry, providing more than 5,000 jobs, and contributing to over 450 million to the state’s economy. In addition, New Mexico’s unique chile-based cuisine is a major draw for tourists. Indeed, it is no stretch to state that our chile-based cuisine has become a destination in and among itself…as current advertising asserts in publications such as Southwest Airlines' Southwest: The Magazine featuring a steaming bowl of green chile stew and tortillas. |
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What is Happening to NM Chile?
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