Kochi seafood processing cluster (Kerala)

Introduction

The port city of Kochi, in Kerala, hosts an important seafood processing cluster. The major products are shrimp, squid, cuttlefish, octopus, crab, clams, mussels, etc. There are around 35 seafood processing units in the cluster, whose production capacities range from 456 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 46,500 tpa.

Products manufactured

Canned shrimp,fish and cephalopods like squid, cuttlefish, octopus, crab, clams, mussels, etc.

Number of MSMEs

35

Main fuels

Electricity

Total energy consumption (toe)

2574

Leading industry association(s)

Seafood Exporters Association of India http://seai.in/

Energy efficiency initiatives

BEE-SME Program https://beeindia.gov.in/sites/default/files/ctools/BEE%20SME%20SCHEME.pdf

Cluster profile

http://sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Kochi_See_Food_Processing.pdf

Other resources

http://sameeeksha.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21

Source-

Data pertains to 2010-11, collected primarily under the BEE-SME program