• Venkataram Bhat

Cashew nut processing is mainly an export-oriented seasonal industry. The industry came into fame only during the fifties and the number of cashew nut factories has since then been on the increase. Cashew processing is a labor demanding industry. It employs 95% of women from socially and economically backward areas in rural India. It is a fact that any amount received by a woman member of staff will be utilized directly for the benefit of the family unit and hence the link relating to family wellbeing is quite apparent. The Cashew industry is one of the most promising industries in the area of women employment and empowerment, sustainable rural development, and economic development of the country. It has a greater impact on the rural economy of the Udupi district. But there are various problems that are faced by the industry today which need instantaneous attention of the government and other institutions so that the development, in general, does not get affected. Shortage of trained manpower, fewer wages and welfare programs for laborers, moderate mechanization, shortage of quality and quantity of raw materials, lack of policy push by the government are some of the problems faced by the cashew industry. Researchers here took an effort to identify the various problems faced by the industry in the Udupi District which is one of the major Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises of the coastal Karnataka. The study concluded that there is an imperative policy requirement to affect the cashew industry as a whole so as to come out and face the issues and challenges.

Cashew Processing, Mechanization, Rural labour

"ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY CASHEW PROCESSING ENTERPRISES – A STUDY IN UDUPI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.1821-1829, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905T60.pdf

"ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY CASHEW PROCESSING ENTERPRISES – A STUDY IN UDUPI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp1821-1829, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905T60.pdf