Kerala Advantage

Important Industries

• IT
• Food processing
• Spices
• Rubber
• Ayurveda
• Electronics
• Handlooms
• Apparels & Garments
• Coir
• Traditional sectors

• IT

• • Technopark – at Trivandrum, Infopark at Kochi and and Cyberpark at Calicut
  • Presence of all the top major IT players in the country
  • IT export from Kerala- 10,000Cr-11,000Cr

  SmartCity Kochi (SCK) is a joint venture between Tecom Investments, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding and the Government of Kerala.

  • First of its kind, LEED Platinum Certified with 100,000 sq. ft on a single floor plate.
  • Knowledge based Township
  • Multi Clusters – IT, Media, Finance, Research & Innovation
  • Spanning over 250 Acres

  Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON)

  • Durable core connectivity infrastructure for India’s first Digital State.
  • KFON forms an essential part of the Kerala Government’s ambitious plan to provide internet connection to BPL families, Government offices, hospitals and schools.
  • About 12 lakh bellow poverty line (BPL) families will be given free internet connection. KFON is a highly scalable network infrastructure that provides on-demand, affordable broadband connectivity of up to 100 Mbps for organizations and households.
• Food processing

• • A sunrise sector with high consumption pattern, high level of exports, huge demand for ethnic foods etc.
  • Home to manufacturers of value added food products, ready to eat food products and spice products
  • Home to 75% of India’s EU Certified Sea Food Units
  • 5 state-of-the-art Food Processing Parks including 2 Mega Food Parks
  • Spices Park coming up in Idukki
• Spices

• • Export of Spices from Kerala was 100,076 MT valued at Rs.3905.18 crore in 2015-16
  • Exports from India touched 843,255 MT of spices and spice products valued at Rs.16,238.23 crore , with Kerala being the major contributor
• Rubber

• • Kerala accounts for almost 85% of India’s natural rubber production
  • Produces 0.6 Million tonnes of natural rubber every year
  • Rubber Park in operation at Ernakulam. New Rubber Park in Punalur under development
  • Rubber Board located in Kottayam District of Kerala
• Ayurveda

• • Land of Ayurveda, with numerous medicinal plants & Herbs
  • Unbroken tradition of over a thousand years
  • Highest number of GMP certified Ayurveda manufacturing companies and qualified & certified Ayurveda physicians
• Electronics

• • World-class research, development & testing facilities to support Electronic industries
  • Kerala has many companies engaged in the manufacture of various components, products and services catering to High end electronics / defense sectors
  • The first State in the Country to setup a company dedicated to Electronics (KELTRON)
  • Major players in the State include SFO Technologies, KEL, V-Guard, FCI-OEN etc.
• Handlooms

• • Kerala Handloom is part of the glorious Indian spinning & weaving tradition
  • Unique skill sets, flexible production capabilities and high production base
  • Exports are largely home & furnishing products
  • Includes innovative products like Ayurvedic Handlooms: Healing clothes
  • Textile Parks at Kannur, Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram
• Apparels & Garments

• • Sector which holds a very high growth potential.
  • Readily available domestic market and export opportunities exists.
  • Availability of Skilled and highly productive workforce, potential to become a cost / quality competitive market player are the advantages the state holds.
  • Scope for manufacture of technical textiles (which are used for applications in automotive, medical, Geo textiles etc)
• Coir

• • Alappuzha in Kerala is a major Coir products supplier to the world
  • Coir products decorate many walls, ceilings and floors around the world
  • Used as Geo Textiles
  • Interior designers vouch for the natural beauty of Coir products from Kerala, which is extremely durable and biodegradable
  • Coir Board is located in Kochi
• Traditional sectors

• • Major Manufacturer & Exporter of Traditional Handicrafts in the Country
  • The artisans of Kerala are well known for their wood carvings, designer jewellery and idols in metal
  • The Aranmula Mirror, life size models of Kathakali, models depicting boat race of Kerala are Kerala’s unique products
  • Kerala is famous for artefacts and curios made out of bamboo, coconut shell, coir and other materials