Date Thinning Device
Innovator – Mr. Kasundra Narendrabhai Pravinbhai Address: Morbi, District- Morbi, Gujarat Background: Thinning In Date Palm Is An Important Operation But Also Highly Laborious Activity. Thinning Done Manually By Picking Individual Dates Which Also Time Consuming And Difficult. On An Average A Single Person Can Do Thinning In 18-22 Bunches A Day (1.5-2 Plants). Climbing […]
Low Cost Orchard Sprayer
Innovator: Dipakbhai Patel Address: Bhachau, District – Kutch, Gujarat Innovator Profile While Working As An Owner Of Motor Rewinding Workshop And Also As A Technical Person, Dipakbhai Discussed The Difficulties Faced By Local Farmers For Spraying The Pesticides In Particular Orchard Farming. The Main Points That Came Out Of The Discussions Were High Labor Cost, […]
Low Cost Groundnut Digger
Innovator: Shri Ramjibhai Chaudhary Address: Rapar, District – Kutch, Gujarat Innovator Profile While Working In The Field, Ramjibhai Observed The Difficulties Faced By Farmers To Dig The Groundnut From The Soil. He Often Used To Discuss With Them About These. The Main Points That Came Out Of The Discussions Were High Labor Cost And Lack […]
Efficient Paddy Husk Fuel
Paddy Husk Stove by Ashok Thakur (Bihar) Problem Addressed: Paddy husk is generally discarded as agricultural waste and is abundantly available in paddy growing regions. He observed that paddy husk could not be used effectively as fuel in conventional wood stoves. So, he modified the old stove developed for wood dust so as to use […]
Only Curries, No Injuries: A Well-Cut Coconut
Coconut Cutting Machine by Mr. Senthil (Tamil Nadu) Problem Addressed: M. Senthil observed that people take out coconuts from the whole nuts harvested from trees using a crowbar. This is time consuming and has a high risk of injury while husking the coconut. He developed an iron cutter that can split the coconut in two-halves […]
Sowing Change: A Journey from a Soldier to an Agricultural Pioneer
written by Adeeba Hoor, Research Scholar, Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Jawaharlal Nehru University In the serene landscapes of Kisthwar, Jammu & Kashmir, a compelling tale of agricultural innovation and sustainability unfolds through the endeavours of Sunil, a former soldier in the Indian Army. After 17 years of army service, Sunil returned home […]
Solar Seed Drill-cum-Weeder: Better Soil with Less Toil
Solar Seed Drill cum Weeder by Bharatbhai Agrawat (Junagadh, Gujarat) Problem Addressed: Manual method of seed planting, results in irregular seed placement, spacing inefficiencies, and drudgery for the farmer, limiting the area sown. A Seed Sowing Machine was designed and developed to improve planting efficiency and reduce the drudgery involved in the manual planting method. […]
Multi-Purpose Food Processing Machines – from Food to Herbal skin care
Multi-Purpose Food Processing Machines by Dharambir Kambhoj (Haryana) Technology: Dharambir Kabhoj’s multi-purpose food processing machines are portable machines that work on a single-phase motor and help in processing various fruits, herbs, and seeds. They also work as a big pressure cooker with temperature control and an auto cut-off facility. Offering a condensation mechanism, they can […]
Rise Bionics: High-quality, affordable prosthetics within hours
Rise Bionics by Arun Cherian, Karnataka Problem Addressed: An estimated 1.5 million people undergo amputations each year and require prosthetic services. Yet, only 5-15% of amputees have access to devices in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) as per WHO estimates. Over 70% of patients in India do not have access to prosthetic devices, despite their […]
Rocket Stove: Low-smoke cooking fuel using bio-waste
Rocket Stove by Abdul Kareem K. A. (Kerala) Problem Addressed: During the lockdown period, innovator Abdul Kareem K.A. thought how many people would be affected if the electricity and LPG supply were to stop one day? What alternative could be used to cook food? Even though traditional stoves are available in Kerala, many people hesitate […]
