Cashew Export Promotion Council of India

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{{Short description|Board promoting food exports}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Cashew Export Promotion Council of India
| nativename = '''CEPCI'''
| logo = Cashew Export Promotion Council of India Logo.png
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| image = CEPCI Headquarters, Kollam.jpg
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| image_caption = CEPCI Headquarters in [[Kollam]] city
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| headquarters = [[Mundakkal]], [[Kollam]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|8.878204|76.595194|display=inline,title}}
| formed = 12 September 1974
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of India]]
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| minister1_name = '''[[Piyush Goyal]]'''
| minister1_pfo = <br>''[[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce]]''
| chief1_name = '''Dr. Noordeen Abdul'''
| chief1_position = <br>Chairman
| chief2_name = '''A. Abdul Salam'''
| chief2_position = <br>Vice Chairman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/7942729_P-Sundaran-re-elected-CEPCI-chairman----.html |title=P Sundaran re-elected CEPCI chairman ??|publisher=PTI News|access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref>
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| parent_agency = Department of Commerce, [[Government of India]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.cashewindia.org/}}
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'''The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India''' or '''CEPC''' or '''CEPCI''' was established by the Government of India in 1955, with the active cooperation of the [[cashew]] industry with the object of promoting exports of cashew kernels and cashew nut shell liquid from [[India]].<ref name="cashewindia">[http://www.cashewindia.org/ CEPCI - Kollam]</ref> It is headquartered in [[Mundakkal]] in the city of [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]].<ref>[http://kollamcity.in/cepc CEPCI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014070603/http://kollamcity.in/cepc |date=2014-10-14 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.cashewindia.org/ CEPCI - BS]</ref> The Council serves as an intermediary between importers of cashew kernels and exporters who are members of the council. The council is also supposed to deal with any disputes on exports or imports arising on account of quality standards, breach of contractual obligations, etc. It undertakes numerous activities, such as organizing global buyer-seller meets, organizing studies on the nutritional aspects of cashew and providing support to cashew processors and exporters for improving infrastructure.<ref>[http://www.ibef.org/exports/cashew-industry-india.aspx Cashew Industry In India]</ref>

In 2013–14, India exported 113,620 metric tonnes of cashew shipments which also constituted 9226 metric tonnes of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), generating revenues US$825.89 million and US$6.18 million respectively. Cashew Export Promotion Council of India have offices in [[Kollam]], [[Kochi]] and [[Mangalore]]. There are 238 registered cashew exporters in Cashew Export Promotion Council of India as members.<ref>[http://www.cashewindia.org/php/exporters.php?pageno=10] Members Directory - CPCI</ref> In that, more than 200 exporters are based in Kollam. An examination of the records show that [[Kilikollur]], a suburb of Kollam city, had the most cashew processing factories.<ref>[http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/18996/12/12_chapter%202.pdf Methodology - Conceptual framework of the problem]</ref>

==Cashew export business in India==
[[India]] is on top nowadays in exporting cashew kernels and cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL). Foreign exchange earned by the country through export of cashew kernels during 2011–12 touched Rs.4,390 crore as per statistics of Cashew Export Promotion Council of India. 1.31 lakh tonnes of kernel were exported during 2011–12; 80% of [[India]]'s export quality cashew kernels are prepared in [[Kollam]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cashew-sector-in-a-tailspin/article8767346.ece |title=Cashew sector in a tailspin |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2016-06-24}}</ref> [[United States of America]] (USA) is the biggest importer of cashew kernel from India (47,611 tonnes during 2011-12 for a cost of Rs.1,470.47 crore). They are the biggest importer of CNSL from India. [[United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates (UAE)]] stood second in kernel import (14,173 tonnes during 2011-12 for a cost of Rs.606.11 crore). Other major importers were [[Netherlands]], [[Japan]], [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]], [[Spain]], [[Germany]], [[Belgium]], [[Singapore]], [[Italy]], [[Greece]], [[Australia]], [[Kuwait]], [[Egypt]], [[Turkey]], [[Jordan]], [[Canada]], [[Thailand]], [[Russia]], [[Norway]], [[Syria]], and [[Hong Kong]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rise-in-earnings-from-cashew-kernel-exports/article3893095.ece] Rise in earnings from cashew kernel exports - ''The Hindu''</ref> CEPCI is expecting a rise in export, i.e. 275,000 tonnes by 2020, a growth of 120 per cent over the present exports.<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/cashew-body-sets-target-to-double-exports-by-2020-108122901044_1.html] CEPCI - Kollam</ref>

==Biggest importers of cashew kernel from India==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Country
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Exported quantity
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Value
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Year
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| valign="center" | [[United States of America|USA]]
| valign="center" | 47,611 tonnes
| valign="center" | Rs.1,470.47 crore
| valign="center" | 2011-12
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| valign="center" | [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]
| valign="center" | 14,173 tonnes
| valign="center" | Rs.606.11 crore
| valign="center" | 2011-12
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| valign="center" | [[Netherlands]]
| valign="center" | 11,517 tonnes
| valign="center" | Rs.365.57 crore
| valign="center" | 2011-12
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| valign="center" | [[Japan]]
| valign="center" | --
| valign="center" | Rs.237.45 crore
| valign="center" | 2011-12
|-
| valign="center" | [[Saudi Arabia]]
| valign="center" | --
| valign="center" | Rs.207.01 crore
| valign="center" | 2011–12
|}

==CEPC Laboratory and Technical Division==
The CEPC Laboratory and Technical Division was established by The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPC) in 1997. It is situated at Cashew Bhavan, [[Mundakkal]], [[Kollam]] city. The lab is capable to do food products testing, water testing and other quality-based testing services. They also offer consultancy services to the food processing industry and field surveys.<ref>[http://cepclab.org.in/] CEPC Lab, Kollam</ref> There is a plan to set up a quarantine facility and a cashew testing lab at the [[Kollam Port]] with the support of the Cashew Export Promotion Council.<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140910/nation-current-affairs/article/kollam-port-tourism-enthusiasts-too] Kollam Port for tourism enthusiasts too</ref>

===Facilities===
* Analytical equipment
* Library
* Research facilities
* Microbiology Department
* Chemistry Department
* Biotechnology Department

==See also==
* [[Cashew business in Kollam]]
* [[Kollam]]
* [[Cashew]]
* [[List of cashew companies based in Kollam]]
* [[Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited]]

==References==
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[[Category:Export promotion agencies of India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Kollam]]
[[Category:Cashew production in India]]
[[Category:Commodity markets in Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1955]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1955]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in Travancore–Cochin]]

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