Department of Fisheries Engineering

Name of Faculty	Designation	Email ID
DR BIPUL KUMAR KAKATI	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(Stage-2) & HOD (i/c)	bipul.kakoti@avfu.ac.in
MRS AJIMOON NISSA	Assistant Professor	ajimoon.nissa@avfu.ac.in

Title of Project	Name of PI	Start Year	Year of Completion
NABARD funded project entitled "Setting up of processing facilities for transformation of fish waste to liquid fertilizer, fish oil and fish manure in Nagaon district.	Dr. Bipul Kumar Kakati	2025	2027

Title of Project	Name of PI	Start Year	Year of Completion
DBT funded project "Refinement of Process Protocol for Preparation of Traditional Fermented Fish Products of Northeast India by using Biotechnological Tools and its Process Mechanization" in collaboration with ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana, Punjab.	Dr. Bipul Kumar Kakati	2018	2021
DBT funded Biotech- Based societal development Aspirational District project entitled "Development of Sustainable Rural Livelihood options through Hygienic Fish Drying Activities by Establishment of Technology Demonstration Centre".	Dr. Bipul Kumar Kakati	2019	2022
An Institute Research Project of ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana, Punjab entitled "Development of mechanized system for deodorization and safe handling of dried fish".	Dr. Bipul Kumar Kakati(CO-PI)	2019	2022
RKVY, Govt. of India funded project entitled "Development of market Driven Value-Added Fish Products by establishment of mini fish Processing Plant".	Dr. Bipul Kumar Kakati(CO-PI)	2019	2021

A prototype of low-cost farmers friendly spray aerator was designed and developed for small scale fish farming.
A low-cost Solar Hybrid Kiln dryer was designed and developed for hygienic dry fish preparation for small and marginal farmers.
Hygienic preparation processes of dry fish products from local small indigenous fish species using solar mechanical dryer with electrical backup were standardized.
29 gene sequences of identified bacterial isolates from fermented fish product (Shidal) collected from different sources and laboratory-prepared Shidal were submitted to NCBI gene bank and accession numbers were received (MW434043 to MW434056 & MW433830 to MW433844).
Out of 29 identified isolates, two LAB strains namely Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus pobuzihii were characterized and found suitable as probable starter cultures for accelerating the preparation process of Shidal.
Technology on hygienic dry fish production and packaging was transferred to 200 beneficiaries across four locations in two aspirational districts of Assam - Barpeta and Baksa.
Four Technology Demonstration Centers providing complete processing and packaging facilities were established in four locations of the two aspirational districts of Assam - Barpeta and Baksa.