MANGALORE: The project team at College of Fisheries here has developed a
solar-biomass hybrid dryer which can dry fish in 20 hours under
hygienic condition. This is part of research project 'Securefish' which
aims at improving food security by reducing post harvest losses in the
fisheries sector.
The European Union funded project is in operation at the college since May last year. The Euro 39,65,592 project involves 13 institutions including four small and medium entrepreneurs. There are four partners each from the Europe (The Netherlands, Portugal), Asia (India, Malaysia), Africa (Kenya, Namibia and Ghana) and one from South America (Argentina).
The European Union funded project is in operation at the college since May last year. The Euro 39,65,592 project involves 13 institutions including four small and medium entrepreneurs. There are four partners each from the Europe (The Netherlands, Portugal), Asia (India, Malaysia), Africa (Kenya, Namibia and Ghana) and one from South America (Argentina).
Nazlin Howell, University of Surrey, UK is coordinating the project. BA
Shamasundar, professor and head, department of fish processing
technology and KM Shankar, dean, College of Fisheries are investigators
from India are Shamasundar and Shankar, who are in The
Netherlands in connection with the project meeting told
The advantage of this dryer is that during night times, the cheap biomass available in plenty, can be made use of. The biomass dryer can be used even during rainy days. The special feature of this design is use of poly carbonate sheets for collector instead of glass sheets.
Regarding the specific objectives of Securefish, the investigators said: The project will undertake comprehensive and significantly useful post harvest research and reduce post harvest losses in the fisheries sector to improve food security, particularly in low income (Kenya, Namibia, Ghana) and medium-income (India, Malaysia, Argentina) countries
The sustainable technologies include improved solar tunnel drying, solar assisted low-value food extrusion and fast freezing/continuous atmospheric freeze drying (CAFD) to reduce post-harvest losses in conventional fish supplies (marine, aquaculture and freshwater) and to reduce adverse environmental impact. The project also wants to implement improved technology, added-value products and a total quality management tool in real-life third-country conditions in Africa, Asia and Latin America using three fish product chains that can be produced by SMEs sustainably after the life of the project.
The project will involve relevant food chain actors, setting real improvement targets and achievements that will be benchmarked against existing processes, creating a legacy of best practices for future wider implementation.
The advantage of this dryer is that during night times, the cheap biomass available in plenty, can be made use of. The biomass dryer can be used even during rainy days. The special feature of this design is use of poly carbonate sheets for collector instead of glass sheets.
Regarding the specific objectives of Securefish, the investigators said: The project will undertake comprehensive and significantly useful post harvest research and reduce post harvest losses in the fisheries sector to improve food security, particularly in low income (Kenya, Namibia, Ghana) and medium-income (India, Malaysia, Argentina) countries
The sustainable technologies include improved solar tunnel drying, solar assisted low-value food extrusion and fast freezing/continuous atmospheric freeze drying (CAFD) to reduce post-harvest losses in conventional fish supplies (marine, aquaculture and freshwater) and to reduce adverse environmental impact. The project also wants to implement improved technology, added-value products and a total quality management tool in real-life third-country conditions in Africa, Asia and Latin America using three fish product chains that can be produced by SMEs sustainably after the life of the project.
The project will involve relevant food chain actors, setting real improvement targets and achievements that will be benchmarked against existing processes, creating a legacy of best practices for future wider implementation.
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