Brijith Krishna: ‘Nature packs crops with excellent nutritive value in special ways’
Shree Padre
Published: Mar. 9, 2026 | Updated: May. 9, 2026
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DO you know what green cashew is? Most people in cities don’t. They are familiar only with the white roasted variety. Green cashew is the main part of the newly germinated cashew nut. It is higher in nutritional value than white cashew and is likely to become the next new superfood.
Every year, after the onset of the monsoon, cashew farmers find a sprinkling of green cashews under their trees. They pick it up and eat it happily. Children like it too.
A new enterprise has now come up selling green cashew commercially, probably for the first time. Brijith Krishna, a 43-year-old farmer, and his wife, Srishma, who live in Iritty in Kannur district, are growing and selling packaged green cashew. They started their venture about a year ago. Brijith has a diploma in mechanical engineering. He was employed in Malappuram for many decades. The COVID pandemic rendered him jobless. He returned home and began wondering what he could do. His two-acre newly planted cashew orchard, acquired six years ago, had begun fruiting.
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