Mini Weeder

Basic Details

Summary:

An affordable weeder designed for use with closely spaced commercial crops like sugercane and groundnuts.

Sector:

Agriculture

Description:

A new design weeder that can work on a narrow plantation of crops like sugarcane, groundnuts etc. that are traditionally spaced too close for commercially used weeders.

Challenge Addressed:

There are no weeders to suit the agricultural conditions for crops like sugarcane and maize. This is further worsened by a shortage of labour

Solution:

An affordable weeder that can deal with closely spaced commercial crops, allowing for greater agricultural productivity and increased income for farmers.

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L-RAMP Involvement

Nature of Support:

Prototyping

Nature of Support:

Field Trials

Nature of Support:

Technology Transfer

Details of support provided:

We aim to provide support in prototype development, field trials and technology transfer. The prototype is ready and partners have been identified for marketing and distribution. We are also assisting Kumar in exploring a technology transfer

Innovator Details

Name:

P. Kumar

Innovator Bio:

Farmer; 62 years old

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Innovation Status

Current or Past Incubation?:

Past Incubation

Status of Incubation:

Commercialized

Market Readiness

Current Status:

Not yet sold