Retention of knowledge in the preparation of fish pickle, fish wafers and fish soup powder for an experimental group of 20 fisherwomen selected from 3 fishing villages in India was studied. The knowledge retention immediately ...

Rice is the staple food for more than 60 per cent of people in the world and also it is the choice crop for millions of poor and small farmers for income and household food security. Surprisingly, in India while rice ...

Women form an integral part of the workforce in fisheries sector of Gujarat, India. A brief description of the post-harvest activities carried out by fisherwomen in Gujarat is given in the paper.

the study assessed the levels of literacy, health , income and livelihood security of the fisherfolk in India by taking a sample of 4555 fisher households selected from six fisheries sectors (marine capture, inland capture, ...

Experiments were conducted to study the significance of difference between samples taken from the surface and interior of a frozen shrimp block, as well as to determine the size of sample necessary to represent the whole ...

Seasonal variation in the amounts of triglycerides, phospholipids, unsaponifiable matter and cholesterol in the lipids of Sardinella longiceps was investigated. As a % muscle wet weight, the phospholipid content shows ...

In Kerala, there are about 1.90 lakh active marine fishermen operating about 14 151 motorized fishing craft. The investment pattern, number of fishing days, fuel utilization and technological changes in the motorized fishing ...

The socio-economic status of fishermen in two marine fishing villages of Orissa State, India viz., Pentnkota and Belinoliasahi were measured using a Socio-economic Status Index (SESI) developed in the study. It was seen ...