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    Coconut based food and oil milling industries in Kozhikode and Kannur districts
    (Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1991) Bala Sudhahari, T; KAU; Mukundan, K
    A study was conducted to assess the performance of coconut processing sector in Kozhikode and Kannur districts of Kerala, during 1990-91. The specific objectives of the study are (i) to study the economic performance of coconut based food and oil milling industries and (ii)to identify the constraints that affect the proper functioning of these industries . All the four desiccated coconut units in the two districts were visited and studied. To study the performance of coconut oil mills, a sample of 70 units were selected by multistage random sampling in the two districts. Desiccated Coconut Units The annual installed capacity was equal in the four desiccated coconut units, while the capacity utilisation varied between 1440 thousand nuts to 2004 thousand nuts per annum.