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Kerala: 10 spots identified for mini food parks.
Oct 26, 2023

The state government has zeroed in on 10 locations in 10 districts for setting up mini food parks in the state that was announced in the state budget of 2022-23.

The locations are Kalamassery (Ernakulam), Dharmadom (Kannur), Idukki (Idukki panchayat land), Kottarakara (Kollam), Ollur (Thrissur - land of Kerala Agriculture University), Vengara (Malappuram), Thiruvalla (Pathanamthitta - land under the possession of Traco cables), Kattakad (Thiruvananthapuram - land under KTU), Ettumanoor (Kottayam - land of Kottayam Spinning Mills) and Uduma (Kasaragod).

The minimum land requirement for setting up a ‘mini food park’ is 10 acres. Out of the 10 acres, the allottable land would be 7.5 acres (75%), while the remaining 2.5 acres will be earmarked for common facilities such as roads, drainage, park, sewage treatment unit, office, etc. Each of these parks are expected to accommodate about 25 units each at an average plot size of 0.30 acres per unit. The proposal to set up 10 mini food parks as a measure to enhance the facilities for processing and value addition of agricultural resources, was proposed by finance minister K N Balagopal in his budget speech of 2022. In the current year, Rs 100 crore has been earmarked for the purpose. The allocation for the parks was made from KIIFB funds.

The government had in April this year issued the sanction for setting up the parks and had entrusted Kinfra as the special purpose vehicle for the purpose. Kinfra has already prepared the prerequisites for setting up the parks as well as the facilities required in the park. The mini food parks aims at producing value-added products from the agricultural products that would yield more income to the farmers as well as reduce wastage.

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