Exhibitors – FoodTechKerala

FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR IN KERALA

Spices a precious commodity attracted many foreign merchants to the shores of India. Since Independence, Kerala has been a major exporter of Spices, Cashews, Marine Products, Tea, Coffee, etc. Kerala accounts for nearly 20% of the Country’s food exports. Kerala has been the base from where spices, cashew, and marine export industries spread to other parts of the Country.

Food Processing Industry is regarded as the ‘Sunrise Industry’ of the State and Kerala has a fairly strong base of food processing industries. This sector plays a major role in the economic development of the State and various studies reveal that its contribution to output and value-added and employment increased during the recent years.

Kerala is blessed with the bounty of agricultural produces like Spices, Coconut, Rubber, Coffee, Tea, Cardamom, Pepper, Areca nut and other hill products. Considering the emerging markets for organic food, both domestic and international, the State has an enormous capacity to cater to the market with quality products.