The plant with the capacity of processing 100 tonnes of cashew per day while processing cashew will also produce oil from cashew shells.
India’s leading grape exporter Nashik-based Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company has set up Maharashtra’s biggest cashew processing plant at its Mohadi campus in Nashik district in an effort to build a value chain of cashew which is a vital crop in Konkan and the tribal belt of the State.
The plant with the capacity of processing 100 tonnes of cashew per day while processing cashew will also produce oil from cashew shells which will help to elevate the economic status of the farmers.
Vilas Shinde, President and Managing Director of Sahyadri said that despite being the leading cashew producer in the world, India is not even able to meet the domestic requirement. “There is immense opportunity in cashew farming and business as cashew has the potential to revolutionize the economy of Konkan and areas in the Sahyadri mountain range,” he said.
Shinde added that along with increasing the average productivity of cashews, it is necessary to focus on setting up big projects for cashew pulp and cashew nut products. “This will not only increase the income of the cashew farmers but also create job opportunities in the villages and curb migration to cities”
Started in 2010 with a group of 10 farmers, Sahyadri Farms took the initiative in collectively producing and exporting fresh grapes to Europe. That initiative has grown into the leading fruits and vegetable export and processing company that Sahyadri Farms is today, servicing over 18,000 farmers, covering more than 31,000 acres and 9 crops. The company walks with its farmers from their choice of crops to the farming practices they employ, from the inputs they use to how they harvest and sell their agricultural products.
