Seafood value addition olympiad held in Visakhapatnam
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)organised the inter-State skill olympiad on Seafood Value Addition — preliminary round (zone II - East Coast) for seafood processing professionals at the National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training, on Thursday.
The event featured a display of seafood products—including Nobashi shrimp (stretched shrimp), Breaded Butterfly shrimp, Peeled and Deveined Tail-On Skewer shrimp, Cooked PDTO shrimp, Marinated PD Tail-Off shrimp, and Cooked PDTO Ring shrimp.
Cephalopod products included Blanched Squid Rings and Breaded Squid Rings, while the fish category showcased fish fillets and breaded fish fillets.
Inaugurating the event, MPEDA Secretary P. Anilkumar said that the event is in line with the Centre's Viksit Bharat 2047, and its objective was to enhance skills in seafood processing, build a pool of trained professionals and create awareness about quality and value addition in seafood products.
Former Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) president V. Padmanabham, who was chief guest, spoke about the challenges being faced by the seafood industry.
As many as 20 skilled seafood professionals from across the East Coast participated in the olympiad and prepared 10 value-added seafood products from shrimps, squid and tilapia. It witnessed the participation of officials from Central and State organisations, researchers, exporters, processing workers, and students.
The winners of the event were Tarun Kishore Behera (first), Atanu Choudhary (second), Sandhya Rani Palaparthi (third), Probin Chandra Gosh (fourth), and D. Anitha (fifth).
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