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Vazhakulam firm to make fruit products Updated: Updated: Nutraceuticals among proposals Nutraceuticals among proposals The Vazhakulam Agro and Fruit Processing Company (VAFPCL) located at Muvattupuzha, considered the pineapple heartland of India, is getting ready for a leap in producing value-added products from fruits, having renovated its entire production machinery. These machines were imported from Italy over two decades ago when the European Union-funded unit began functioning. The company...

Horticorp launches pineapple procurement drive Updated: Updated: Ripe fruit fetches only ₹13 a kg in wholesale market Share Article Ripe fruit fetches only ₹13 a kg in wholesale market With pineapple price sliding to ₹15 a kg for the best grade green quality and the ripe fruit fetching only ₹13 a kg in the wholesale market, the Kerala Horticulture Development Corporation has launched a procurement operation to support farmers. Pineapple farmers said around 6,000 tonnes of ripe fruit we...

Efforts on to produce nutraceutical from pineapple Updated: Updated: VAFPC ventures hold out bright prospects for pineapple farmers Share Article VAFPC ventures hold out bright prospects for pineapple farmers The Vazhakkulam Agro and Fruit Processing Company (VAFPC), jointly owned by the State government and pineapple farmers, is exploring the possibility of producing a Bromelain-enriched nutraceutical as well as pineapple leaf-based biodegradable, disposable cutleries, and plates with techni...