KERAFED facts for kids
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| Public company | |
| Industry | Coconut products |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
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Key people
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M. A. Francis (Managing Director) |
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| Revenue |  ₹1.92 billion (US$33 million)(2009–2010) |
| ₹54.3 million (US$920,000) (2009–2010) |
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Number of employees
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~670 |
KERAFED (Malayalam: കേരാഫെഡ്) is a special organization in Kerala, a state in southern India. It is the main co-operative group for coconut farmers there. KERAFED helps farmers by buying their coconuts.
It also makes and sells products made from coconuts. In fact, KERAFED is the biggest producer of coconut oil in all of India. In 2019, the government started a program to buy raw coconuts. This helped farmers get a good price for their coconuts.
How KERAFED Started
The Government of Kerala created KERAFED in 1987. The main goal was to help coconut farmers. Farmers often faced problems with low prices for their coconuts.
KERAFED was set up to buy coconuts from farmers. This helped to keep prices fair for them. It also helped to manage how coconut products were sold.
In 1991, KERAFED opened a factory. This factory was built to process copra, which is dried coconut meat. They bought copra from farmers at a good price. This helped farmers earn more money. The factory also made high-quality coconut oil for people to use.
What KERAFED Does Today
KERAFED has two large factories that make coconut oil. One factory is in Karunagappalli, Kollam. The other is in Naduvannur, Kozhikode. These factories use special machines to press oil from coconuts.
The factory in Karunagappalli is very big. It can produce about 20 tonnes of coconut oil every day. The factory in Naduvannur produces about 7.5 tonnes daily. Together, these factories make a lot of coconut oil each year.
KERAFED sells its coconut oil to many people. About 500,000 customers in Kerala buy their products. You can find their oil in about 14,000 different shops. When they make oil, they also get a leftover product called "pinnack."
Products You Can Find
KERAFED sells its coconut oil under the brand name "KERA." You can buy KERA coconut oil in different types of bottles. It comes in plastic bottles of 100 ml, 200 ml, and 500 ml.
They also sell it in larger plastic bottles of 1000 ml. For those who prefer pouches, KERA oil is available in 500 ml and 1000 ml polythene pouches.
