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Kerala's Agriculture offers scope for a variety of agribusiness opportunities. Therefore it is proposed to promote agro-industrialisation of Kerala by establishing Agribusiness Villages. In the initial phase it is proposed to start one Agribusiness Village in one district. In the selected Agribusiness Village , all the facilities required for the selected agribusiness will be provided which will include both the forward and backward linkages. SFAC will provide the project formulation assistance, organise training programmes for the beneficiaries, facilitate organising the beneficiaries into Producers Societies/ Self Help Groups / Other groups depending upon the project selected, facilitate marketing tie ups and other infrastructural facilities. The SFAC will help these organisations by providing revolving fund and networking with banks for credit support.
Some of the agribusiness opportunities that could be identified for promotion include: -
• Production of value added products based on Coconut
This will include Products based on coconut water viz. Bottled coconut water, Coconut honey, Coconut sauce, Coconut lemonade, Nata-de-coco, Coconut vinegar; Products based on coconut kernel viz. Coconut oil, Edible copra, Coconut milk, Coconut cream, Coconut cheese, Desiccated copra, Partially de-fatted desiccated coconut [PDDC], Spray dried coconut powder, Coconut burfi, Coconut chips, Coconut jam, Coconut jelly, Coconut jaggery; Products based on coconut shell viz. Shell charcoal, Coconut shell powder, Activated carbon, Coconut ice-cream cup; Products based on coconut husk viz. Coir products such as coir fibre boards, coir mats and mattresses, coir trays etc., Coir briquettes, Coir geo-textiles, Coir pith; Products based on coconut oil viz. Virgin coconut oil, Medicated / herbal coconut oil, Medicated massage oil, Shampoo, Dental cleaning products, Perfumes & flavours and Products based on coconut wood viz. Furniture- cots, teepoys, chairs, benches etc., Treated coconut timber for window and door frames, roof support frames, Wall tiles.
• Production of value added products of Pepper, which include White pepper, Pepper oleoresins, Green pepper pickles, Dehydrated pepper, Pepper powders etc.
• Production of Fruit and Vegetable based products like Banana powder, Dehydrated banana, Banana jams, Mixed fruit jams. Jackfruit products, Mango products, Pineapple products, Papain products, different types of chips, pickles etc.
• Production of valued added products from Cashew apple, which is a by-product from Cashew cultivation. These include Cashew apple syrup, Cashew apple squash, Cashew apple juice, canned Cashew apple, Cashew apple jam, Cashew apple candy, Cashew apple pickle, Cashew apple chutney, Cashew apple vinegar, Cashew apple liquor and Cashew apple wine.
• Natural fibre extraction and production of fibre products, which include banana fibre, sisal fibre, screwpine fibre, palm fibre etc.
• Herbal Restaurants
• Production of cut flowers and other floriculture species
• Apiculture units
• Mushroom units
• Medicinal plants
• Production of organic manures like vermi-compost, coir pith compost, fortified compost etc.
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