CASHEW NUT PROCESSING PLANT (CAP: 3 TON/DAY)

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) a native of Eastern Brazil introduced to India just as other commercial crops like Rubber, Coffee, Tea etc. by the Portuguese nearly five centuries back. The first introduction of cashew in India was made in Goa from where it spread to other parts of the country. In the beginning it was mainly considered as a crop for afforestation and soil binding to check erosions. The nuts, apple and other by products of this crop are of commercial importance. Though its commercial exploitation began from the early 60’s, marginal lands and denuded forests were the areas set apart for the plantation development. Due to the absence of high yielding varieties and multiplication techniques, indiscript seeds and seedlings were used for planting purposes. Because of its adaptive ability in wide range of agro climatic conditions it has become a crop of high economy and attained the status of an export oriented commodity bringing considerable foreign exchange to the country.

Cashew (botanical name Anacardium occidental) was introduced in India by the Portuguese four centuries ago, mainly to prevent soil erosion. Cashew ranks second among the nine tree nuts which figure prominently in international trade circles, first being almond.  The cashew adapts to various types of soils and climatic conditions and is hardy and draught resistant tree.

For several centuries the cashew trees was considered merely as  a sturdy perennial tree which yielded soft wood and bore  the delicious  juicy  cashew apple.  The peculiarity of the cashew apple is that it has nut outside.  In the earlier days, the nut was thrown away after the apple was eaten.  The nut was rejected since it has a hard shell cover which contains a corrosive liquid (cashewnut shell liquid) which burns the skin on contact. As time passed, interest developed in the nut and various methods of extracting the kernel from the nut proved successful.

INTRODUCTION
USES & APPLICATION OF CASHEW KERNEL
B.I.S. SPECIFICATIONS
OVERVIEW OF CASHEWNUT
MARKET POSITION OF CASHEWS
CASHEW NUT SPECIFICATIONS AND VARIETY
CASHEW EXPORT FROM INDIA
VIETNAM EARNS OVER 1 BLN USD FROM CASHEW NUTS EXPORTS IN 7 MONTHS              CASHEW SET TO SPARKLE ON FESTIVAL DEMAND
ADVANTAGE OF STEAM ROASTING     OVER DRUM ROASTING
OUTLINES OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF RAW CASHEW NUT KERNAL PROCESSING (STEAM BOILER ROASTING)
OTHERS METHOD OF CASHEWNUT PROCESSING
QUALITY CONTROL (PLANT SANITATION)
GENERAL PROCESSING STEPS FOR CASHEW NUT
AND POLLUTION CONTROL
CASHEW NUT PROCESSING FLOW DIAGRAM
PLANT LAYOUT
CASHEWNUT PROCESS FLOW CHART FLOW DIAGRAM
RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS
PLANT AND MACHINERY SUPPLIERS
ADDRESSES OF CONSULTANT

APPENDIX – A :

1.      COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS
2.      LAND & BUILDING
3.      PLANT AND MACHINERY
4.      FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5.      RAW MATERIAL
6.      SALARY AND WAGES
7.      UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
8.      TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
9.      COST OF PRODUCTION
10.      PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
11.      BREAK EVEN POINT
12.      RESOURCES OF FINANCE
13.      INTEREST CHART
14.      DEPRECIATION CHART
15.      CASH FLOW STATEMENT
16.      PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET