Name : Ganesamurthy Asari
District & State : Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Category : Agro based food processing machinery
Award : National
Award Function : 4th National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2007
Innovation Description
- Award Status
- IPR Status
- Technical Specification
- Salient Features
- MVIF
- Vard
Background
Owner of an agricultural repairs shop, Ganesamurthy (47), has come up with these three useful implements to help farmers in their agricultural work.In his native village, agriculture is the main source of livelihood for most of the people, with sugarcane being the major agricultural crop of this area. Initially, he engaged himself in agriculture but later joined his father in his repair shop and learnt some of the basic techniques in cart making from his father. Being inquisitive, he explored and mastered details about the working of tractors and farm implements and went on to establish a tractor repair shop.In his family, Ganesamurthy has a wife and two sons. His sons have completed their studies upto the secondary standard and they are now managing his father?s workshop. Ganesamurthy on the other hand studied only upto sixth standard and had to discontinue his studies in order to assist in his father?s bullock cart repair shop.