Kerala State Coconut Development Corporation to Open Neera Plant

The Kerala State Coconut Development Corporation (KSCDC) will commission its first ‘neera’ processing plant at Elathur in Kozhikode district in the state.  Minister for Agriculture V.S. Sunilkumar will inaugurate the plant which was set up at a cost Rs. 45 lakh (USD62,740).  

The plant is equipped with all modern accessories to process 300 litres of neera a day.  It will be a pilot scheme and one more plant with improved production capacity will come up at Aralam in Kannur district.  “KSCDC is also training neera technicians.  The neera technicians’ training programme too will be launched with 25 trainees,” said KSCDC managing director M. Sunilkumar.  He also noted the plant and allied amenities planned on its premises would come in support of large number of coconut farmers.