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The Agricultural Technology Information
Centre (ATIC) of CMFRI is fully functional and all the
sales/services/products are channeled through the Single
Window Delivery system. |
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ATIC of CMFRI has a good impact in a recent research
study undertaken by evaluating the level of satisfaction
of beneficiaries of ATIC technology products, services
and awareness programmes and to elucidate the success
cases of impact on professional achievement, earnings,
employment and mobilisation of Self Help Groups. |
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Results indicated that among the technological inputs
& products most important item of highest level of
satisfaction was the sale of algal inoculums and aquarium
fish feed followed by dry fish products supplied by IVLP
women’s Self Help Groups. Water sample analysis,
feed composition analysis and PCR test for detecting the
virus infection in shrimp are the major items of satisfaction
among the diagnostic services. |
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With regard to priced publications,
the most preferred published pamphlet was ‘Aquarium
fish keeping’ followed by ‘Mussel Farming’,
‘Marine Ornamental fishes’ and ‘Marine
fisheries management’. Among farm advisory
services, general ATIC services followed by ‘Shrimp
feed’ and advisory services concerned with
bivalve culture and marine ornamentals ranked top.
Among the awareness programmes organized at ATIC,
‘Responsible Fisheries Management’ scored
the highest followed by ‘Culture Fisheries’
and thirdly the ‘Fishery based technologies’.
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Among the movies projected, ‘the movie
on CMFRI named as Our Fish… Our Wealth’
scored the highest level of satisfaction followed
by the animation movie ‘Little fish &
tiny nets’. The movie on ‘Mussel Farming’
and movie on ‘ IVLP’ ranked third. |
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With regard to the evaluation of the
other facilities offered for public in ATIC, the
average monthly total of the browsing rate of ATIC
website www.aticcmfri.org is about 2006 hits and
average daily rate of browsing the site is about
70. |
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As much as eight success case studies were elucidated
from such fisherfolk and Self Help Groups who brought
out a remarkable professional achievement, improved
earnings and employment with the inspiration and
support from ATIC. |
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