Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Palakkad Rice Mill |
| 2 | Place | Palakkad |
| 3 | District | Palakkad |
| 4 | State | Kerala |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 58 (Micro units) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 700 nos. (Skilled 210 and Un-skilled 420) |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 3000 million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Rice Mill Industries Association. Palakkad District Rice Mill Owners And Rice Merchants Association. Kerala State Modern Rice Mill Owner s Association. |
| 9 | Major products | Bastmati Rice, Kalijira Rice, Para Rice, Rissotto, Lousiana Rice, Red Rice, Black Rice, Jasmine Rice, Wehani etc. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Palakkad. |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India Kerala Export Nil. |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Weak export market. Weak brand equity of non-exporting units. Conventional units lag behind modern units in local market. High production/automatic plants are very costly & mostly imported. It is beyond reach of SSI units. Locally fabricated plant and machineries are not standardized & low productive. Low willingness to adopt new methods. Skill up gradation training is not regular. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | September 2007, MSME-DI, Thrissur |