State’s first fishing twine factory (yarn twisting unit) is getting ready at Paravur in Alappuzha. The unit being set up by the Kerala State Cooperative Federation for Fisheries Development (Matsyafed) will produce high-quality twine, the main thread used for making fishing nets.
According to Matsyafed chairman T. Manoharan, installation of all machines has been completed and the facility will be inaugurated on February 15. The unit, once it starts production, will supply twine to Matsyafed’s three fishing net factories at Kochi, Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram.
“The biggest beneficiaries of the unit will be the fisher community, especially traditional fishers in the State. Making twine in our own facility will help us to produce better quality fishing gear and provide them to fishers at reasonable rates,” says Mr. Manoharan.
