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| Entrepreneurship Centre at Anjengo |
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Anjengo, one of the four SNVF regions, is an area known for its vibrant fishing villages. While Anjengo fishermen are known for their exemplary skills and adventurous fishing methods, the women there are into fish vending as a serious livelihood option. There is a large group of women engaged in dry fish trade here.
During off-season in Anjengo, these women go in groups to distant landing places such as Mangalore and Tuticorin and procure dry fish in bulk. These lots are then brought by pooled transport to Anjengo, where it is stored before final sales. In the case of certain varieties, the women wash the fish and dry them again. Lack of storage space and processing facility are the main problems that the women involved in this trade are faced with.
Provision of infrastructural and technical support could open up new possibilities in the dry fish trade. For instance, if storage space and processing facility are available, the quality of fish can be substantially enhanced. The groups may even look for packaging, branding, and supply to major retail chains in the state.
It is with the objective of strengthening the dry fish business of these women and to promote entrepreneurial qualities among them, and also to identify and encourage new women entrepreneurs handling dry fish that SNVF has proposed to establish a women’s entrepreneurship centre at Anjengo. The centre will have a storage facility, dry fish processing unit, drying racks, and training facility. The centre will be developed with the technical guidance and support of CIFT.
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