International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 1
First page : (1016) Last page : (1020)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5929
Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Scientific Fish Drying: A Study from Fishing Community of High Altitude Himalayan Wetland
Rizwana Malik1, Adnan Abubakr2, Nasir Husain1 and Bilal Bhat1
1Division of Social Sciences, 2Division of Aquatic Environmental Management,
Faculty of Fisheries, Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir
*Corresponding Author E-mail: rizwana1309@gmail.com
Received: 24.10.2017 | Revised: 30.11.2017 | Accepted: 7.12.2017
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted in district Bandipora, one of the major fish producing districts of Kashmir valley. Traditional fish drying is practiced by almost all the fishing villages of the district and contributes significantly to their income. The conventional method employed in drying of fishes is unscientific, can cause serious health hazards and fetches fishers much lower price than desired. Quality assurance of processed fish is therefore, of utmost concern. Data for the present study was collected through group discussion, observation and various participatory rural appraisal methods. Semi-structured interview schedule was also devised for extracting the information from the respondents. The results of the study indicated that technological interventions in the form of scientific fish drying can ensure i) good quality fish fit for consumption ii) which leads to higher economic returns than the indigenous fish drying. However, one of the important facts revealed during the study was that the introduction of scientific fish drying through Joint Liability Groups would make scientific fish drying a low cost technological intervention thereby making it affordable and beneficial for the downtrodden fishers.
Key words: Traditional fish drying, Scientific fish drying, Joint Liability Groups.
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Cite this article: Malik, R., Abubakr, A., Husain, N. and Bhat, B., Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Scientific Fish Drying: A Study from Fishing Community of High Altitude Himalayan Wetland., Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 6(1): 1016-1020 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5929
