Clam Processing Facility at Perumbalam village, Alappuzha district, Kerala: An ICAR-CIFT initiative with people’s participation
Clam Processing Facility at Perumbalam village, Alappuzha district, Kerala: An ICAR-CIFT initiative with people’s participation
Date
2020
Authors
Gopal, Nikita
C. S, Sethulakshmi
Anju, A. V.
S., Sreejith
J., Bindu
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Publisher
Fishtech Reporter
Abstract
The clam fishing activity in Perumbalam village,
an island in the Vembanad estuarine system in
Alappuzha District, is completely family-based.
About 200 families are engaged in clam collection,
processing and marketing for their livelihood,
with fishermen looking after harvesting, processing
and marketing being taken care of by
the fisherwomen. The households involved in
clam picking are spread across eight wards
along the coast. The ICAR-Central Institute of
Fisheries Technology, Cochin intervened in this
venture with the intention of transforming this
family-centric activity into a centralized clam
production, processing and marketing activity
with people’s participation.
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Keywords
Clam Processing, Perumbalam village, clam collection