Food processing is recognized as a priority sector in Kerala with a host of incentives available for investors. It is majorly an agrarian state. 10.38% is the share of agriculture & allied sectors in GSDP (2015-16)

The key production statistics for the state (the year 2015-16) are presented below:

Production Cluster of the State:-

So far following 21 Mega Food Parks are operational:

1. Srini Mega Food Park, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.

2. Godavari Mega Aqua Park, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh.

3. North East Mega Food Park, Nalbari, Assam.

4. Gujarat Agro Mega Food Park, Surat, Gujarat.

5. Cremica mega Food park, Una, Himachal Pradesh.

6. Integrated Mega Food Park, Tumkur, Karnataka.

7. Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) Mega Food Park, Palakkad, Kerala.

8. Indus Mega Food Park, Khargoan, Madhya Pradesh.

9. Avantee Mega Food Park, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh.

10. Paithan Mega Food Park, Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

11. Satara Mega Food Park, Satara, Maharashtra.

12. Zoram Mega Food Park, Kolasib, Mizoram.

13. MITS Mega Food Park, Rayagada, Odisha.

14. International Mega Food Park, Fazilka, Punjab.

15. Sukhjit Mega Food Park, Kapurthala, Punjab.

16. Greentech Mega Food Park, Ajmer, Rajasthan.

17. Smart Agro Mega Food Park, Nizamabad, Telangana.

18. Tripura Mega Food Park, West Tripura, Tripura.

19. Patanjali Food and Herbal Park, Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

20. Himalayan Mega Food Park, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand.

21. Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park, Murshidabad, West Bengal.

Geographical Indication of Agricultural Processing in Kerala:

• Kerala is one of the leading peppers and rubber producers in the country. Kerala is the leader in rubber production in the country. The state accounted for about 78% share in the total natural rubber production in 2017-18. Natural Rubber production in Kerala stood at 551 thousand MT during 2017-18
• Kerala can be termed as the land of spices, considering the large variety of spices grown in the state. Kerala is the largest producer of pepper in India and accounts for a lion’s share in India’s production. Apart from pepper, other spices produced in the state include ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, tamarind, etc. During 2019-20 (till Sept 19), spices export from the state stood at US$ 208.89 million
• Kochi has emerged as a unique IT destination and is connected by two submarine cables and satellite gateways that directly support major IT cities, including Bengaluru. Kerala possesses a cost-effective and highly skilled human resource base with the lowest attrition rate (less than 5%). Around 11% of the national IT pool is contributed by skilled human resources from Kerala. The state also has ample availability of skilled and semi-skilled workers for the electronics industry
• Operational costs in the state are among the lowest in India (40% lower as compared to other major IT locations in India). Also, rental/real estate costs are lower than major IT cities in the country
• The state has a technopark in Thiruvananthapuram which has been instrumental in attracting global electronics manufacturers, and info park in Kochi, and a cyber park in Kozhikode as per ASSOCHAM, Kerala ranked 3rd in attracting the highest total investments in the IT sector worth US$ 0.33 million among all Indian states. Kerala also has a strong e-governance infrastructure and is a leading state in e-governance