Research
Title : | Development of semi-automatic farm devices for usage in small agricultural fields |
Area of research : | Agricultural Sciences |
Focus area : | Food and agriculture, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Sunil Kumar Thamida, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh (517619) |
Timeline Start Year : | 2024 |
Timeline End Year : | 2027 |
Contact info : | sunil76@iittp.ac.in,drajaykumarp@iittp.ac.in |
Equipments : | Universal Test Machine ( Rs.407999.00 ) , Universal Test Machine ( Rs.0.00 ) , Universal Test Machine ( Rs.0.00 ) , Penetrometer ( Rs.709000.00 ) , Penetrometer ( Rs.0.00 ) , Penetrometer ( Rs.0.00 ) , Hand Operated Direct Shear Apparatus ( Rs.73400.00 ) , Hand Operated Direct Shear Apparatus ( Rs.0.00 ) , Hand Operated Direct Shear Apparatus ( Rs.0.00 ) , Semi-automatic Deweeding machine, Mini de-huller for ground nut. and Mini puff rice making machine ( Rs.400000.00 ) , Semi-automatic Deweeding machine, Mini de-huller for ground nut. and Mini puff rice making machine ( Rs.200000.00 ) , Semi-automatic Deweeding machine, Mini de-huller for ground nut. and Mini puff rice making machine ( Rs.200000.00 ) , Construction Costs ( Rs.1411911.00 ) , Construction Costs ( Rs.0.00 ) , Construction Costs ( Rs.0.00 ) , Maintenance Charges ( Rs.0.00 ) , Maintenance Charges ( Rs.100000.00 ) , Maintenance Charges ( Rs.100000.00 ) |
Details
Executive Summary : | IIT Tirupati plans to establish a STI Hub to address the needs of farmers in the SC community and nearby Blocks of Tirupati District. The STI Hub will be established through the Glovill Foundation, a section 8 company, and will focus on developing semi-automatic or semi-manual devices for farming activities such as de-weeding, harvesting, and purchasing mini-machines for making puff rice. The farmers, primarily small landholders, are seeking technology solutions to reduce manual labor costs and improve their livelihoods. Preliminary tests on de-weeding will be conducted using existing models and prototypes will be developed at the STI Hub. The project aims to reduce the physical effort of farm laborers and make the farming process more self-reliant. The project aligns with make-in-India and Atma Nirbhar Bharat missions of India, reducing the heavy movement of farm laborers and bringing most below-poverty families up to decent standards of living. The collaboration with the Glovill Foundation will also involve partnering with fabricators to manufacture the de-weeder, de-huller, and mini puff-rice kiln. |
Co-PI: | Dr. Ajay Kumar, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Tirupati,m Andhra Pradesh (517619) |
Total Budget (INR): | 67,27,230 |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Funding Agency :Department of Science and Technology (DST) | |