Trainees taking part during the training programme at Wokha on November 19. (DIPR Photo)
Wokha, November 19 (MExN): A one-day training programme on value addition of fish products was conducted for Self Help Groups (SHGs) under the Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM) on Friday.
The training was held under Gender Budgeting 2020-2021 implemented by department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, Government of Nagaland with resource persons including District Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Officer, Wokha, C Dory Yanthan, District Functional Specialist Daniel Ovung, Area Coordinator Renbeni Patton and Victor Ovung and other support staff.
The trainees (SHGs) were selected from Englan Range area as these villages are in close proximity to Doyang, whereby they can easily get/procure fresh fishes from Doyang, a DIPR report stated. A total of 28 trainees from 13 different SHGs from Englan Yingsung Federation (EYF) and Village Level Organisation (VLO) from villages like Old & New Riphyim village, Old & New Changsu village, Englan and Yikhum Village attended the training programme. It said.
The trainees were imparted hands-on demonstration and training about making fish cutlets, fish fingers, fish pickles and fish soup, the report stated.
As part of the training, resource person C Dory Yanthan briefed the trainees on the importance of hygiene and asked the trainees to wear proper gears while preparing the products. She also shared about the different qualities of ingredients and proportionate use of ingredients for quality production. Yanthan also urged the trainees to be sincere and seriously attend the training programme which would enable them earn a livelihood. She also added that this is a convergence programme with NSRLM and implemented by department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
The DIPR report stated that value added fish products are attractive in the processing industry today as the process generates and accelerates earnings and also plays a major role in the employment generation especially for weaker sections and women folks. As such, the State Fishery department has been contemplating such programmes in all parts of the State especially for the individuals, educated unemployed, NGOs, women and SHGs etc., to help them establish small scale enterprises, it added.
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