Babu Oommen, Chairman of Alphonsa Cashew Industries has been appointed to Kerala Cashew Board Board of Directors. He is one amongst the 7 directors that helm the organisation. Shri. P. Mara Pandiyan, Former Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala is the Chairman and Managing Director of Kerala Cashew Board.
The Kerala Government constituted the Kerala Cashew Board with the aim of reviving the traditional cashew sector in the state, which provides employment to over 2.5 lakh people. It is incorporated as a Special Purpose Vehicle by Government of Kerala with the main objective of procuring Raw Cashew Nuts from within and outside India and making it available to various cashew processing units in the State.
Having started its operations in the year 2017, Kerala Cashew Board Ltd is playing a pivotal role in bridging the gap between cashew processing capacity and Raw Cashew Nuts availability in the State. Kerala Cashew Board Ltd is now engaged in import of Raw Cashew Nuts from various cashew producing African countries such as Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Ghana, Tanzania, Cote d’Ivoire etc. The imported Raw Cashew Nuts will be supplied to cashew processing units both in the Public Sector and Private Sector and this enables to provide continuous jobs to the workers in the cashew sector. Thus, it paves the way for stabilization of Raw Cashew Nuts price in the State.
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