Summary:
The solar hybrid dryers from CIFT is an alternative to the tradition-bound sunlight-dependent dry fish processing. more-inThe Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), has developed solar hybrid dryers designed to improve the hygiene and quality of dry fish and ensure round-the-year operations. Traditional methodsThe dryers have been developed with dry fish business suffering a setback in the context of poor hygiene in traditional fish drying practices such as salting and open sun drying. The participants are also provided acquaintance with agri-business incubation process of CIFT developed technologies. The solar dryers are popularised with financial assistance given by the Hyderabad-based National Fisheries Development Board..