Malappuramമലപ്പുറം
41.1 lakh people. Larger than Mongolia, Qatar, or Jamaica. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 41,12,920 (41.1 lakh)
- Area
- 3,550 km²
- Headquarters
- Malappuram
- Established
- 1962
₹12,660 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Malappuram.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Malappuram · PLP 2023-24
₹12,660 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹4,255 cr
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
₹3,754 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹1,587 cr
Housing
₹884 cr
NABARD's Potential Linked Credit Plan for Malappuram (2023-24) sizes the district's bankable opportunity at about ₹12,660 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture accounts for ₹7,282 crore (around 57% of the plan), while MSMEs are the next biggest block at ₹3,754 crore (about 30%).
For an entrepreneur, three clusters stand out. First, crop and produce handling — the single biggest line at over ₹4,255 crore — built on coconut, arecanut, paddy, banana, rubber and vegetables, with new coconut-based farmer companies coming up that need storage and primary processing. Second, dairy and allied animal husbandry: dairy alone carries ₹373 crore in term lending, backed by a thick network of dairy societies and 168 milk collection centres. Third, wood and food processing — saw mills, furniture and timber are the district's mainstay businesses, alongside the KINFRA Food Park and IT park at Kakkancherry and the rubber industrial estate at Payyanad; food and agro processing alone is sized at ₹252 crore.
The PLP's own complaint is blunt: a shortage of storage and primary processing for banana and vegetables keeps farmers from getting fair prices, and it urges using the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. It also flags gaps in rural roads, drinking water, soil and watershed conservation, fisheries and irrigation, and warns that MSME lending has lagged and needs a stronger push.
What the plan promotes
- Coconut-based Producer Organisations (FPOs) are coming up across the district; promote group lending to SHGs/JLGs/FPOs with primary processing and storage attached, supported by the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) with credit guarantee and interest subvention
- Crop production, maintenance and marketing is the single largest opportunity at ₹4255.06cr, anchored on coconut, arecanut, paddy, banana, rubber, pepper, ginger and vegetables (gross 2018-19 paddy 8339.61 ha, coconut 104684.71 ha)
- Plantation and horticulture term lending of ₹637.90cr, with dense coconut groves in the midland and extensive teak plantations in the Nilambur highland
- Dairy is a strong cluster (₹372.55cr term loan; cross-bred cattle 42239 head) supported by a wide network of dairy societies and 168 milk collection centres that ease milk procurement
- MSME potential of ₹3753.71cr, led by saw mills, furniture manufacture and timber sales, plus the KINFRA Food Park and IT park at Kakkancherry and the rubber-based common facility centre and industrial estate at Payyanad
- Food and agro processing investment of ₹251.75cr; hi-tech agriculture and agro-processing are being popularised in the district
Gaps the plan names
- Lack of storage and primary processing facilities for banana and vegetables is hindering farmers from realising remunerative prices; AIF use by PACS and entrepreneurs can solve this
- Climate change is making farmers vulnerable to falling into debt; adaptation and mitigation measures need funding through national and international funds
- Critical infrastructure gaps in rural connectivity, drinking water, soil conservation and watersheds, fisheries development and farmland infrastructure / irrigation, to be funded under RIDF
- Need for large private investment in health and sanitation, waste management, renewable energy and marketing infrastructure to supplement public investment
- MSME credit flow has underperformed in recent years and the secondary sector lags; bankers must focus on MSME to balance priority-sector growth
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Coconut-based Producer Organisations (FPOs) are coming up across the district; promote group lending to SHGs/JLGs/FPOs with primary processing and storage attached, supported by the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) with credit guarantee and interest subvention
- Crop production, maintenance and marketing is the single largest opportunity at ₹4255.06cr, anchored on coconut, arecanut, paddy, banana, rubber, pepper, ginger and vegetables (gross 2018-19 paddy 8339.61 ha, coconut 104684.71 ha)
- Plantation and horticulture term lending of ₹637.90cr, with dense coconut groves in the midland and extensive teak plantations in the Nilambur highland
- Dairy is a strong cluster (₹372.55cr term loan; cross-bred cattle 42239 head) supported by a wide network of dairy societies and 168 milk collection centres that ease milk procurement
- MSME potential of ₹3753.71cr, led by saw mills, furniture manufacture and timber sales, plus the KINFRA Food Park and IT park at Kakkancherry and the rubber-based common facility centre and industrial estate at Payyanad
- Food and agro processing investment of ₹251.75cr; hi-tech agriculture and agro-processing are being popularised in the district
Gaps the plan names
- Lack of storage and primary processing facilities for banana and vegetables is hindering farmers from realising remunerative prices; AIF use by PACS and entrepreneurs can solve this
- Climate change is making farmers vulnerable to falling into debt; adaptation and mitigation measures need funding through national and international funds
- Critical infrastructure gaps in rural connectivity, drinking water, soil conservation and watersheds, fisheries development and farmland infrastructure / irrigation, to be funded under RIDF
- Need for large private investment in health and sanitation, waste management, renewable energy and marketing infrastructure to supplement public investment
- MSME credit flow has underperformed in recent years and the secondary sector lags; bankers must focus on MSME to balance priority-sector growth
Value-chain gaps
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About Malappuram
Malappuram district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of 70 km (43 mi). The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 1969, spanning an area of about 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi). It is the third-largest district of Kerala by area. It is bounded by Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea on either side. The district is divided into seven Taluks: Eranad, Kondotty, Nilambur, Perinthalmanna, Ponnani, Tirur, and Tirurangadi.
Source: Wikipedia — Malappuram district
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