Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | East Godavari Cocunut |
| 2 | Place | East Godavari |
| 3 | District | East Godavari |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 200 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 2000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 800 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | East & West Godavari Exporters |
| 9 | Major products | Two types of copra namely milling and edible are made in cluster. Milling copra is used to extract oil while edible grade of copra is consumed as a dry fruit and used for religious purposes. Milling copra is generally manufactured by adopting sun drying and artificial means. Substantial quantity of milling copra is manufactured using modern hot air driers resulting in the availability of superior quality copra which is required for the manufacture of best grade coconut oil. Milling copra is available in different grades. Edible copra is made in the form of balls and cups. Different grades of edible copra are available in the market according to the size, colour etc. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Coconut Development Board; Bapatla Agri Unversity |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country AP, Orissa and Wets Bengal Export Gulf and European countries |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Problems: Highly unorganised sector High price fluctuations Limited efforts on product diversification to expand market base Exploitation by middlemen No efforts on direct marketing Seasonality of the product Poor linkages with banks |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Based on data from Coconut Development Board and E-Literature |