Name : Roshanlal Vishwakarma
District & State : Narsimhapur, Madhya Pradesh
Category : Agricultural (General)
Award : Consolation
Award Function : 5th National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2009
Price : Through dealer: Rs. 2200, Through innovator: Rs. 1600 (ex-factory India price + packaging). The price does not include transportation costs, taxes, etc
Delivery Period : One Week
Innovation Description
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Challenged by an engineer to make a machine that can remove buds from the sugarcane for the plantation purpose to minimize losses as well as time, money and seeds, Roshanlal came up with this implement. By pressing the handle, the unit removes the bud from the node of the sugarcane, which is then used for planting. As per CIAE (Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal) the technique is considered novel though they have suggested some ergonomic feasibility study. Slightly different kinds of chippers are reported from Tamil Nadu but this one seems low cost and efficient.
The machine is for removing buds from the sugarcane sticks. These buds are used for sugarcane plantation in horticulture.