Cashew nut factory in Kerala

Women remove the shells from cashew nuts at a cashew nut factory in Kollam, Kerala, India, on April 25, 2024. Kollam is known as the Cashew Capital of the World as the district is the largest processed cashew exporter in the world. 80 percent of India's export quality cashew kernels were prepared in Kollam. Kollam has remained the cashew capital of the world since the 1930s. Kollam district is considered as the center of Cashew industry in Kerala as it is mainly concentrated in this district.