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 technical support from the Agro Processing Technology Division of CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. Detailed project reports are ready for the ventures that hold out prospects of a bright future for over 5,000 pineapple farmers in the State, who have brought around 18,000 hectares under the crop.