Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation to launch value added products

KOLLAM: The Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC), in an effort to attract more customers, will introduce value added products with technical support from the cashew research station at Madakkathara in Thrissur. The new products will hit the market by Christmas. Officials from the corporation and research station held a meeting on production at the cashew office and decided to produce various value added products including cashew apple wine, cashew apple vinegar, cashew apple carbonated soda, cashew apple sweets, cashew apple chocolate, cashew icecream, children's cashew vita, and cashew apple jam.

The corporation will also resume production of cashew vita, cashew soup, and cashew powder which was earlier introduced in the market. The corporation will cultivate eight varieties of new high-yield cashew saplings. It is also planning to establish a new initiative associated with the Thalassery factory, based on availability of cashew apple from Kasargod and Kannur. The team also discussed introducing new products combining cashew with banana and jackfruit.