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                         Agriculture & Food Processing
                         •  Accounts for 70% of coffee production and 33% of silk production
                           in the country.
                         •  Largest producer of Areca Nut, Pomegranate & Gherkins.
                                  rd
                         •  Ranked 3  in certified organic produce.
                         •  Over 65% of the State’s geographical area is under agriculture cultivation.
                         •  7 Food parks, a unique spice park is well-balanced with 5 National level R&D
                           institutes and several agro-processing clusters.
                         •  Presence of first of its kind Unified Market System, 155 main Market Yards and
                           352 Submarket Yards.
                         •  285 Follow-on Public Offerings, 22 Purchasing Power Parity-integrated
                           Horticulture Projects, 14 Federations of Organic Farmers, 535 sheep and wool
                           producers Co-operatives.




                         Machine Tools
                            nd
                         • 2  highest producer of Special Purpose and Heavy Electrical Machinery.
                         •  Accounts for 60% of the machine tools manufactured in the country.
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