WorldPingHungary's dwindling paprika producers battle to save signature spice
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Working from before dawn until midnight, farmers Nikoletta Pajsan Nagy and Laszlo Pajsan fought Europe's driest summer ever to save their red pepper harvest in Hungary.
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- Reported by Phys.org and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:20:07 UTC.
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