PalmNeera

ABOUT:

Neera, also known as palm nectar, is a sweet, translucent drink that has been gaining popularity because of its high nutritional value. It is widely consumed in countries like Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar.

It is a non-alcoholic drink produced by tapping palmyra palm, coconut palm or other palms. An incision is made on the spathes of these palms and the liquid that oozes out is collected in earthenware pots overnight.

The extraction of Neera is usually done before sunrise because it is very susceptible to fermentation within a few hours of extraction. After neera is collected, it is filtered in order to get rid of foreign particles.

Then it is pasteurized, chilled and stored at cool temperatures. The shelf life of Neera at room temperature is only about 2 months while under refrigerated conditions it can keep for about 4 to 6 months. Neera can be used to make several products such as jaggery, sweeteners, concentrated syrup etc.

WHY NEERA?

1.Neera Helps Cure Liver Diseases

2. Neera is Ideal for Diabetic Patients

3.Neera Helps Normalize Blood Pressure

4.Neera helps in digestion.

5.Neera as body coolant

WHAT WE ARE DOING?

1.GMP-good manufacturing practices

2.Palmyra value added food products

3.Palmyrah handicrafts

4.Good Agronomic practices for the Palmyrah cultivation

ABOUT US:

Killikulam Agribusiness Incubation Forum is promoted by Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, Tuticorin district with the grant support of EDII (Entrepreneurship Development Innovation Institute), funded by TN govt.

OUR MISSION:

To nurture, promote, network, mentor, handhold and develop the entrepreneurs in the domain of agribusiness and augment the income of stakeholders’ in Agribusiness viz., entrepreneurs, farmers, startups, students, etc.,

OUR SERVICES:

Technological mentoring, Capacity Building and training, Project proposal, Technical assistance, Technological commercialization, Techno-Entrepreneurial Training, patent rights support, Branding and Funding Facilitation.

OUR GOAL:

To foster the spirit of Entrepreneurship and innovation in the field of Agribusiness by providing technical assistance and market linkage to budding agriprenuers.