Problem Statement:

ploughing between the furrows of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) and pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) crops.

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Detail:

When using the old device for ploughing the space between two furrows for inter-cropping, Karsanbhai found that the double-blade design of the plough-share uprooted and damaged some of the groundnut plants, resulting in low-yield. Old device had two plough-shares (blades) hence the plants got entangled between the two. The modified version has only one blade, hence it does not damage the crop while deep ploughing between the two furrows is possible. This self-developed device costs between Rs.300/- to 325/-. The device is equally usable for cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) and pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) crops.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Karshanbhai Madhabhai Vaghelaq
Address: Mu.Po. Ramdhari Sinhor Bhavnagar Gujarat
City: Bhavnagar
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 364240

Link: The modified version has only one blade, hence it does not damage the crop while deep ploughing between the two furrows is possible. This self-developed device costs between Rs.300/- to 325/-. The device is equally usable for cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) and pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) crops.
Manufacturing Capacity: b) Design Support c) Sub-contracting e) Franchising
Problem Scale: Milld Locally