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Vazhakulam Pineapple

Pineapple is a tropical fruit with high nutritive value and fine flavour. Vazhakulam pineapple locally known as 'Kannarachakka' comes under the species Ananas comosus. The average fruit weight is 1300-1600 g. The fruit has a pleasant aroma, fruit shape is slightly conical, fruit 'eyes' deeply placed, fruit flesh is crisp and golden yellow in color, juice is sweet with 14-16o brix and its acidity is 0.50 - 0.70%. It is a good source of carotene, vitamins, minerals and energy. 

India produces more than 8% of total world production of pineapple. The major pineapple producing states in India are Assam, West Bengal, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala and Bihar. Currently, India produces 1.53 million tonnes of pineapple with productivity of 15.3 t/ha.
There is sizeable increase in acreage and production of pineapple in India. In acreage, there is an increase from 87 thousand ha in 2006-07 to 89 thousand ha in 2010-11.Similarly the production has increased from 1,362.00 thousand tons in 2006-07 to 1,415.00 thousand tons in 2010-11.

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All  Kerala Pineapple Merchant Association (AKPMA) was founded in 1986 by a young charming merchant named Jose Perumbillikunnel and 27 members. In his leadership, the merchants and the farmers united to form the society AKPMA giving a bright new future to the pineapple city. As a first step, they built the infrastructure needed for the society which now stands as a gem in the city of Vazhakulam. In the event of celebrating 35 years of success, many charitable contributions were offered to the local community by APKMA including pensions, insurances, education, awards, and even provision of homes for helping the needy as a symbol of a kind humanitarian gesture.
There are about 15000 hectares of land today all over Kerala invested into Pineapple. This  is also one of the most exported fruits in Kerala. Even while areas of agriculture were being hit hard from time to time , people belonging to all age groups still found this sector a stable form of investment. This is because inspite of fluctuations in the market the farmers were quite capable to run their business profitably and successfully . We can therefore undoubtedly say that AKPMA contributed a fair share in the success  of many merchants and farmers in the pineapple business .