ARYA CASHEW PRODUCTS

Cashew is one of the important cash crops of Goa. Currently about 10,000 tons of cashew are produced. Due to good market and consistent efforts by the Government of Goa people are turning to plantation of cashew trees.

Cashew nut is a unique nut where the nut is outsite the fruit. Kernel of cashew is tasty as well as nutritious.

A visit to "ARYA CASHEW PRODUCT PVT. LTD.", cashew processing factory, located in KERI village in Ponda Taluka will be very interesting.

PROCESS
Steam Roasting Steam is passed for about 20 minutes through a drum filled with cashews. The roasted cashew are then allowed to cool for about 24 hours.
	Shelling Hand operated cutters are used to cut the outer hard shell. In this operation half of the shell separates leaving the kernel in the other half. The kernel is then removed manually by a small tool.
Roasting After shelling, the kernel is kept in a BORMA for uniform heating where they become crisp
Peeling Between the outer hard shell and the kernel there is a soft shell. This shell is removed manually by a small tool.
	Grading In the above process, some kernel are broken in half and/or pieces. Grading is based on size, colour, whole or pieces of nut.
Packing Graded nuts are packed either in polythene bags for local market or in tins for exporting to other states and foreign countries.
All the processes described above, are manually done by female workers which constitute 95% of the total work force.

CASHEW APPLE
Cashew apple is a juicy It is very colourful. It's juice is extracted by pressing the apples. The juice is then fermented and distilled to produce Goa's famous FENI.

Visitors can purchase cashews of their choice at competitive rates at the factory.

Factory working hours:
9.00 - 12.30
13.30 - 17.00
Closed on Sundays and Holidays.