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The Institute has its Head Quarters in Cochin and
a unit being set up in Visakhapatnam.
The Head Quarters is situated in 3.15 hectors area along the Cochin back waters adjacent
to Cochin Ship Yard Ltd. The Institute has 2 jetties with a total berthing length of 84 m
. Current Objectives
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Value
added product development by way of process and product
diversification from all varieties of fish including low value,
unconventional species and seasonally abundant fishes.
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Technology
development and transfer to beneficiaries consisting of rural
fishermen community, small scale industries and Export Processing
Houses through consultancy and job work.
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Imparting
training in the field of post harvest technology, refrigeration
technology, Quality control and value added products.
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Providing
consultancies and training for rural development programmes / women
empowerment programmes in fish processing, supporting local fish
farmers, self help groups of fisher community, fishermen’s
cooperative societies functioning under Panchayath Raj Institution.
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Popularisation
and test marketing of value added products of all fish varieties
including low value, unconventional species and seasonally abundant
fishes.
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Extension
of the activity of popularization and test marketing of value added
products to new areas and develop markets in all states in a phased
manner with added attention to rural areas and enthusing entrepreneurs
to enter into sea food processing industry.
 Facilities
Fish Processing Complex with most
modern fish processing & freezing plant of 5200 Sq.m., a canning
plant, drying plant, tunnel freezer, plate freezers, chill rooms, flake
ice plant and 3 cold storages.
Quality
Assurance Laboratory with facilities for microbiological and
biochemical quality assessment of frozen, dried, canned and value added
products.
Marketing wing effects
the procurement of raw materials from department vessels of sister
organizations and the fishermen co-op. societies for marketing of products
through retail outlets and Mobile units in rural areas and through
a network of dealers in all metropolis.
The Section also conducts consumer response surveys and creates
market on test & trial basis for the novel products introduced by the
Project from time to time.
Training
Section with well-qualified & experienced faculty members,
audio visual equipped class rooms and a well stocked library to cater to
the training needs in Post Harvest Technology and related subjects.
Refrigeration
Section with Cold storages, freezing plants & ice plant to
support processing & marketing activities.
Civil
Section for maintenance of the entire infrastructure and water
front and for consultancy works in fisheries infrastructure.
A regional
base at Vizag with freezing plant complex with tunnel freezer,
cold rooms, plate freezers, machineries & equipments for processing
and class rooms for conducting training.
Personnel :
The present posted strength of the employees on the regular
rolls of NIFPHATT, Cochin and Vizag (as on 31.03.2008) is 137 of which
1 belongs to
Group A (Gazetted) and rest belonging to Group B Gazetted and Group B Non-Gazetted,
C and D.
The Shore Structure includes:
 Processing
& Marketing Division
Marine
Engineering Division
Administrative
Division
Visakhapatnam
Unit of NIFPHATT
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