Paddy Straw Cutter for Mushroom Bed Preparation
Details: Mushroom bed structure and shape have a vital impact on the output, as it can enhance the quality of mushrooms and quantity. To prepare a bed, straw should be cut about 1m in length and 0.75 m in breadth, which is a challenging task and generally carried out with a manual straw cutter. This process of preparing a mushroom bed is quite a time taking and requires more than two workers for the same. Ajay has designed and developed a straw cutter, which can be adjusted to cut paddy straw bundles as per the required size. The capacity of the machine is about 1000-1200 straw bundles per hour. The machine removes drudgery, reduces labour requirements and enhances productivity.
Innovator: Ajay Kumar Prusty, Dhenkanal, Odisha
State: Dhenkanal, Odisha
Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India
Implementing institute: National Innovation Foundation India (NIF), info.nif@nifindia.org
Benefits
The Paddy Straw Cutter saves time and labor by quickly chopping straw into ideal-sized pieces for mushroom beds. This efficient machine cuts 1000-1200 bundles per hour and promotes better bed quality for potentially higher mushroom yields.