Our Process

Farm to Shelf — Every Step
Under One Roof

Adobha Agro is one of India's few founder-led, fully vertically integrated coconut food companies — owning the chain from contracted farms to own processing to own consumer brands. We contract farmers, press in our own units, test in third-party labs, and distribute under our own brands. No middlemen. No quality compromises.

Contracted FarmsTamil Nadu & Kerala
Own ProcessingMara Chekku Cold-Press
Third-Party LabsEvery Batch Tested
Direct DistributionNo Middlemen
What We Control

Vertical integration at every link

Most coconut oil brands are traders — they buy from commodity brokers, pack into bottles, and sell. We own the entire chain, which means we can guarantee what's in every bottle and what we paid the farmer who grew it.

Indian farmer coconut farm partner
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Farm & Agronomy

We contract directly with coconut farming families across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Minimum price guarantees, agronomic training, and input support are built into every agreement.

Direct ContractFair PriceAgronomy Support
Coconut oil cold press processing unit
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Processing & QC

Our own Mara Chekku units press below 49°C. No bleaching, no deodorising, no hydrogenation. Third-party lab testing on every batch before release.

Cold-PressLab TestedFSSAI Certified
Coconut products retail shelf organic
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Brands & Distribution

OKO Wholefoods and Pure by Adobha are our own brands — not white-labelled for anyone else. We control the retail relationship, the pricing, and the story told on shelf.

Own BrandsDirect RetailExport Ready
Step by Step

Our 7-step supply chain

Every nut that enters our system follows the same documented process. No shortcuts. No undocumented steps. Full traceability from farm to shelf.

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Farm Contracting

We sign annual agreements with coconut farming families specifying minimum price, quality standards, and agronomic practices. Farmers retain land ownership — we buy the harvest.

Direct Contract
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Harvest & Farm-Gate Inspection

Mature coconuts (11-12 months) are hand-harvested and inspected at the farm gate by our field officers. Only Grade-A nuts — by size, weight, and shell integrity — are accepted.

Quality Gate 1
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Dehusking & Controlled Drying

Shells are dehusked within 24 hours of harvest. Coconut meat is dried using solar-assisted low-temperature dryers — never open sun drying or smoke kilns — to achieve the precise moisture content for pressing.

Temp Controlled
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Mara Chekku Cold-Press

Dried copra enters our Mara Chekku wooden press units. The traditional bull-driven mechanism maintains a maximum temperature of 49°C — preserving lauric acid, MCTs, polyphenols, and natural vitamin E that high-temperature refining destroys.

Max 49°C
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Natural Settling & Filtration

Raw pressed oil settles naturally for 24-48 hours. No centrifuges. No chemical clarifiers. Gravity filtration through food-grade cloth removes solid particles while retaining the oil's natural profile.

No Chemicals
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Third-Party Lab Testing

Every batch is tested by NABL-accredited independent laboratories for Free Fatty Acid (FFA), moisture content, peroxide value, saponification value, iodine value, and microbial count. No batch ships without a clean certificate.

Quality Gate 2
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Bottling & Distribution

Certified oil is bottled in our FSSAI-licensed facility under strict hygiene conditions. Finished products ship directly to retail partners, e-commerce platforms, and export customers under the OKO Wholefoods and Pure by Adobha brands.

Direct to Shelf
Why It Matters

Why we chose to own every step

Vertical integration is expensive and operationally complex. We chose it because the alternative — relying on commodity brokers and contract processors — makes quality guarantees impossible.

When you don't know who grew the nut or how it was processed, you can't put your name behind it with confidence. Every Adobha product carries our full chain of custody.

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Traceable from Farm

Every bottle links to the contracted farm cluster it came from. Full traceability on request.

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Guaranteed Cold-Press

We control the press. No third-party processor can overheat our oil to cut costs.

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Farmer Income Protected

Direct contracts mean farmers earn above market price — not the commodity floor set by brokers.

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Independent Lab Verified

Third-party testing on every batch means no batch passes on our say-so alone.

Our Credentials

Certified & Compliant

Every certification we display is real and currently held. We only list what we actually have.

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FSSAI Licensed

Reg: 12423999000949

Full food safety compliance for processing and distribution under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

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ISO Certified

Ref: AB09IS254872

International standards compliance for food safety management — covering our processing, storage, and distribution operations.

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IEC — Import Export Code

Ref: AAXCA8231D

Authorised for international trade and export operations under India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

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Agmark Certified

Ref: 9742/1/CHN/001

Agricultural produce grading and quality certification under the Government of India — confirming purity and composition standards.

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MSME Registered

Ref: UDYAM-TN-02-0167074

Registered under India's Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises scheme — enabling government-backed trade and export support.

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