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{{Infobox company
|name = KSCDC
|logo = Kerala State Cashew Corporation Logo.jpg
|type = Public Sector Corporation
|foundation = July 1969 by [[P. Ravindran]]
|location_city = [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]]
|location = [[Mundakkal]]
|locations = 
|key_people = '''S. Jayamohan''' ''Chairman'' '''T. F. Xaviour''' ''managing director'' '''K Babu''' ''Director''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashewcorporation.com/director-board/|title=DIRECTOR BOARD – KSCDC|website=Cashewcorporation.com|publisher=Govt of Kerala|access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>
|area_served = Kerala
|industry = [[Cashew]] Products
|revenue = Rs. 2.50 billion
|operating_income =
|net_income =
|num_employees = 1500
|divisions =
|subsid =
|caption =
|homepage = {{URL|cashewcorporation.com/}}
|dissolved =
|footnotes =
}}
The '''Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited''' or '''KSCDC''' is a model employer in the field of cashew industry mainly to protect the interest of workers and to provide maximum employment to its workers and to give statutory benefits like minimum wages, bonus, etc. prevailing in the cashew industry. It is headquartered in [[Kollam]] city, called "Cashew Capital of the World".<ref>[http://www.cashewindia.org/php/searchResults_full.php?txtcompany=The%20Kerala%20State%20Cashew%20Development%20Corporation%20Lt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020002604/http://www.cashewindia.org/php/searchResults_full.php?txtcompany=The%20Kerala%20State%20Cashew%20Development%20Corporation%20Lt |date=20 October 2014 }} Kollam Cashew Organizations – KSCDC, CEPCI</ref> The head office is situated at Cashew House, [[Mundakkal]] in [[Kollam]] City, [[Kerala]]. KSCDC was incorporated in July 1969 and started Commercial activities in the year 1971 as a company fully owned by the [[Government of Kerala]].<ref>[http://www.cashewcorporation.com/] KSCDC, Kollam</ref> Corporation has now more than a turn over of Rs. 2.50 billion. A Central Export Promotion Council for Cashew, [[Cashew Export Promotion Council of India]] (CEPCI) is situated at [[Kollam]] city.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Cashew-Industry-Set-to-Feel-the-Pinch/2014/07/20/article2339382.ece] Cashew Industry Set to Feel the Pinch</ref>
[[File:KSCDC Headquarters in Kollam(Cashew House), May 2015.jpg|thumb|right|KSCDC Headquarters([[Cashew House]]) in [[Mundakkal]], [[Kollam]] city]]

==Cashew Business in Kollam==
The industry provides livelihood for about 6–700,000 of employees and farmers, the cashew industry has national importance. In [[Kollam district]] alone there are more than 250,000 employees directly involved in the industry, which comes about 10 per cent of the population of the [[Kollam district|district]], out of which 95 per cent are women workers. [[Kollam]] is very famous for its traditional Cashew business.<ref>[http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/purl/3380/Dyuthi-T1357.pdf?sequence=1] CASHEW INDUSTRY IN KERALA
PROBLEMS AND POTENTIALS – Thesis to CUSAT</ref> More than 600 Cashew Processing Units are there in [[Kollam]]. About 800,000 tonnes of raw cashews are imported to [[Kollam]] for processing every year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madhyamam.com/news/313464/141013 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022170950/http://www.madhyamam.com/news/313464/141013 |archive-date=22 October 2014 }} Online Customs Clearance Facility for Kollam Port to be ready in a month</ref> An average of 130,000 tonnes of processed cashews are exported from [[Kollam]] to various countries like United States, [[UAE]], [[Netherlands]], Japan, [[Saudi Arabia]], Spain, Germany, Belgium, Singapore, Italy, Greece, Australia, [[Kuwait]], [[Egypt]], [[Turkey]], [[Jordan]], Canada, [[Thailand]], Russia, Norway, [[Syria]], and Hong Kong every year.<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> That is why [[Kollam]] is known as the Cashew Capital of the World.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-22/news/30189382_1_kollam-backwaters-tourism-infrastructure Kollam, Ashtamudi Lake – great alternatives to Kochi, Vembanad Lake]</ref> [[Cashew Export Promotion Council of India|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>

==Influence of KSCDC over Kerala's Cashew Business==
To increase the production of indigenous raw nuts, Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation has started Cashew plantations in the State. Corporation has also introduced four value added cashew products in the market.<ref>[http://kollamcity.in/kerala-state-cashew-development-corporation] Kollam city – Cashew</ref> They are regularly signing consignments for more than 6,000 tonnes of raw cashew nut from [[Guinea]]-[[Bissau]] etc. They are running more than 30 Cashew Processing Factories in [[Kerala]] state. [[Government of Kerala]] has chartered a vessel between [[International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi|Vallarpadam Terminal]] and [[Kollam Port]] by signing into an agreement with [[Indian Rare Earths|Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL)]], Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation, [[Kerala Minerals and Metals|Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd]] and various other cashew importers and business giants based out of [[Kollam]] city for moving their cargo.<ref>[http://www.dailyshippingtimes.com/news-upload/upload/fullnews.php?fn_id=4347] Kerala to charter first vessel for Coastal Shipping by month-end</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| District
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| No.of KSCDC Owned Cashew Factories
|-
| valign="center" | [[Kollam district]]
| valign="center" | 24
|-
| valign="center" | [[Alappuzha district]]
| valign="center" | 3
|-
| valign="center" | [[Thiruvananthapuram district]]
| valign="center" | 1
|-
| valign="center" | [[Thrissur district]]
| valign="center" | 1
|-
| valign="center" | [[Kannur district]]
| valign="center" | 1
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Government-owned companies of Kerala]]
[[Category:Companies based in Kollam]]
[[Category:Cashew production in India]]
[[Category:Commodity markets in Kerala]]
[[Category:1969 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Agriculture companies established in 1969]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1969]]

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