Nilam

Direct-from-farm cashew retail brand

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Light-capex cashew retail + flavour-coating brand. Anchor on direct procurement from 50+ Kallakurichi cashew farmers. D2C + Tamil Nadu modern trade.

food processingFSSAIFPO procurementD2C marketing
Capex
₹15–28 lakh
Payback
22-month payback
Land
2,200 sqft
Risk
Low–Mid

Capex is light (small flavour-coating drum + roaster + retail packing). The differentiator is the direct-from-farm sourcing story + Kallakurichi-as-origin positioning. Anchor on 5–7 SKUs.

Why this opportunity, here

The atoms and gaps it stands on

Anchored on resources

Agriculture & natural resources

Cashew belt (with Villupuram + Cuddalore + Tiruvannamalai)

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Targets value-chain gaps

Raw cashew → direct-from-farm retail brand

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Raw 90% · Processed 10%

See all atoms and gaps on the Kallakurichi district page.

Eligible schemes

Subsidy and credit pathways

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PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises

Credit-linked capital subsidy of 35% (capped at ₹10 lakh) plus seed capital for SHGs in food processing.

MUDRA Kishor

Collateral-free term loan ₹50,001–₹5 lakh for growing micro-enterprises.

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Direct-from-farm cashew retail brand

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