A Socio-Spatial Assessment of Settlement and Livelihood Conditions in Nolia Sahi, Chandrabhaga, Puri

A mini community-scale cold storage, solar-assisted colling system and ice storage chamber to preserve unsold fish, avoid distress selling, stabilize prices and increase bargaining power. Currently the unsold fish are dried near their houses and roadside which can be replaced by raised bamboo or steel drying platforms, covered solar drying sheds, segregated drying spaces and hygienic processing zone. As women are highly involved in the fish processing activities facilities like fish cleaning tables, cutting equipment, packaging unit, drying chamber, storage racks and a proper training hall is necessary.   4.1.1        FISH LANDING CENTER   A Fish Landing Center is a coastal infrastructure facility developed for the safe landing, handling, sorting, storage, auctioning, and transportation of fish catch brought by fishermen from marine fishing activities to enhance income security and reduce post-harvest losses among the fishermen community of Nolia Sahi, Chandrabhaga.   4.1.2        REDUCING MIDDLEMEN EXPLOITATION   We cannot remove the involvement of middlemen completely as they are a part of the fish supply chain. Instead, we can propose a Transparent Fish Marketing System that will include: ·        Fish cooperative Society (collective selling, price negotiation, bulk transport, shared storage) ·        Digital Fish price display board to reduce price manipulation ·        Mobile-based Fish Auction System where buyers can pre-order and fishermen will know the market rate. ·        Government Benchmark Pricing   District Fisheries Department should publish minimum benchmark fish prices, species-wise rates and seasonal market value that will improve the fisheries market mechanism as well as help in the economic upliftment of the Nolia Sahi.

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