1	Index N I F GIAN Honey Bee Network SRISTI SCAI Collaborators
2	NIF
3	Mission To make India innovative and a global leader in sustainable technologies by building upon the genius of green grassroots technological innovators and outstanding traditional knowledge experts, protecting their intellectual property rights and converting innovations into enterprises, be they in commercial or social spheres.
4	Organization Framework
5	Contd.
6	Functions
7	Achievements
8	First Campaign Scouted 948 entries comprising of 1613 innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge examples Awarded - 89 innovators and outstanding traditional knowledge holders and 17 scouts
9	Second Campaign
10	Third Campaign
11	Fourth Biennial Campaign
12	Fifth Biennial Campaign
13	Establishment of GIANs
14	"IIT Mumbai" IIT Mumbai, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur and NIT, Jalandhar NID (National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad) : GRIDS (Grassroots Innovation Design Studio) Private consultants and voluntary professionals MoUs signed with ICMR,CSIR, BSI, NBRI for validation of potential herbal practices Workshop : Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore (Fifteen innovators from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka attended the workshop) National Institute of Design (NID) (Students worked with seven grassroots innovators in a product development workshop)
15	"Exhibitions :" Exhibitions : National Indian Science Congress, Pune, Lucknow and Bangalore National Agriculture Machinery Exhibition, 2002 at Bangalore CII exhibitions in 2001, 2002 and 2003 at Ahmedabad Kisan Exhibition in 2002 at Pune and several other CWEI(Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of India) Exhibition at Guwahati, Jan., 2003 Assam Sahitya Sabha Exhibition, North Lakhimpur, Assam, Feb., 2003 Exhibition at NERIST, Itanagar, Feb., 2003 Exhibition at NID, GRIDS Workshop, Ahmedabad, March, 2003 Many agri expo and trade promotion exhibitions in the year of 2005 and 2006 International Commonwealth Science Council, South Africa, June, 2003 – Innovators participated in a people to people exchange of ideas and problem solving More than 100 innovators were provided opportunity to showcase their products in these exhibitions.
16	"The IPR management team of..." The IPR management team of NIF and its associates (GIANs) have filed 105 applications for the registration of Patent, Trade Mark and Design in India and USA. Patent applications filed in India – 124 Patent applications filed in USA – 07 PCT applications – 01 Trade Mark applications filed in India – 02 Design applications filed in India – 04 Out of these, 19 patents have been granted in India and 3 in US. The first granted patent by the USPTO was for the Cotton Stripper Machine, No : 6543091 dated April 8, 2003.
17	Innovations in NIF database Click to see Innovations/Practices
18	Farm Equipments & Agro Processing Cotton Stripper 10 HP Tractor Machine for threshing coconut husk Tool for climbing coconut tree “Aaruni” bullock cart Bicycle Hoe Groundnut Digger Multipurpose agricultural equipment Paddy Thrasher Bullet santi Coconut harvester Coconut dehusker Arecanut dehusking machine Rain gun Garlic peeling and lemon cutting machine Sugarcane Trash Grinder, Power Tiller operated Sugar cane stubble shaver cum weeder and tractor operated sugar cane stubble shaver
19	Motorcycle Driven Santi
20	Coconut Harvester
21	Coconut Dehusker
22	Arecanut Dehusking Machine
23	Chandraprabha Water Gun (Rain Gun)
24	Pulley with stopper
25	Cotton Stripper Machine To reduce the drudgery involved in removing cotton from its shell and to reduce the costs of manual labour, Mansukhbhai has designed a cotton stripper which is a more efficient and a quicker way of obtaining cotton. The machine can process 400 kg of cotton per hour, besides delivering an improved quality of cotton. It is available in two models, one with suction feed as auxiliary attachment. Patent granted by USPTO. No. : 6543091 dated April 8, 2003
26	10 H P Tractor Small farmers don’t need big tractors. Working with this simple logic, which companies don’t seem to have figured out, Bhanjibhai has developed small three and four wheel 10 HP tractors. These are cost effective, easily manoeuvrable, simple in design, with a load carrying capacity of two tonnes and capable of performing all agricultural operations. The Dept of Science and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, the Govt of India, has supported the product while GIAN is acting as a nodal agency in its commercialisation.
27	Shivraj Multipurpose Equipment
28	Machine for threshing coconut husk for coir industries A machine to thresh paddy from the hay was a first in Kerala when Mr Chandran introduced it after a year and a half of research. Soon it became quite popular in the Kuttanad paddy belt where many farmers have bought it. The machine costs Rs 3 lakhs and is able to thresh 5000 husks in eight hours, with only two labourers required for the job. The machine, which works with a 10 HP diesel engine, has the additional advantage of being easily transportable.
29	Sugar Cane Trash Grinder
30	Paddy thresher
31	Coconut tree climber Climbing tall coconut trees is no mean task. But with Mr Joseph’s tree climber, even women can easily climb up a coconut tree. It is also ideal for climbing in the rainy season, which is otherwise dangerous. The device also serves in easy application of insecticide.
32	“Aaruni” bullock cart
33	Bicycle Hoe Sh. Gopal was planning for an alternative solution triggered by the impeccability of the bicycle‘s carrying capacity sometimes as high as four quintal of material. He thought of the innovative cycle drawing apparatus by utilising only the frontal portion. The weeder costs around 1000/ 1200 rupees and can weed one acre of land in five hours by a person of his age. As it is manually drafted depending upon the capacity of the person the time of weeding can be reduced further. This cycle-hoe further adapted to weed the hard soil by fixing a pick-axe. He plans to attach a Luna / moped engine so that it becomes faster and requires less draft energy. This is a multipurpose farm implement fashioned out of inexpensive bicycle components. The main part of the implement consists of the front portion of a bicycle, namely the handlebar, front axle and the wheel. A steel fork is connected to the axle and the other end carries different kinds of attachments. Separate attachments for weeding and tilling or a harrow are attached changing the attachments as needed. Suitable slots are provided for attachments so that the distance between the blades can be adjusted to suit specific requirements.
34	Groundnut Separator
35	Garlic Peeling and Lemon Cutting Machine
36	Plant Variety New paddy variety – ‘Mysore Mallige’ New nutmeg variety – ‘Kadukkamakkan Jathi’ New arecanut variety HMT Paddy Variety New Cardamom Variety “PNS” Vaigai New cardamom variety – ‘Njallani’ New paddy variety – ‘Chinna Ponni’ New pigeon pea GDP-1 Variety New cauliflower variety – ‘Ajitgarh selection’ New White Flowered Cardamom Variety
37	New cardamom variety – Njallani
38	A New Paddy Variety - "Chinna Ponni"
39	New variety of pigeon pea – G.D.P 1
40	A new cauliflower variety 'Ajitgarh Selection'
41	‘Mysore Mallige’- A unique paddy variety Confronted with pest and disease problems with his paddy crop for many years, in addition to the problem of less milling recovery, Mr Lingamadaiah has bred a new paddy variety through the selection procedure. This variety yields more without extra input (36 quintals/ acre) and the milling recovery is 80%. It is of short duration and if organically grown is free of pest and disease attack. Mr Lingamadaiah has been growing it since 1993 and it has covered 25-30% of paddy growing area.
42	New Nutmeg variety - Kadukkamakkan Jathi From a garden of nutmeg seeds, introduced from Sri Lanka in 1946, Mr Mathew selected some seedlings and bred this variety at Kallanode in 1971. The Indian Institute of Spice Research, Calicut, studied this variety in detail and they have issued a certificate testifying to the superiority of this variety.
43	Dwarf, High yielding Arecanut Variety By crossing two arecanut varieties, Mr Bhatt has developed a new third one. The Heerehalli dwarf variety grows to 20-25 feet but bears a single bunch of about 100-150 ripe nuts. Mr Bhatt crossed this with the Tall variety, that grows to 50-60 feet but bears four to five bunches, yielding 450-500 ripe fruits, to obtain the new variety that has the height of the Heerehalli dwarf and the yield of the Tall variety, with an average of 400-500 ripe fruits. Pretty neat work.
44	HMT Paddy Variety
45	New White Flowered Cardamom Variety
46	New Cardamom variety PNS Vaigai
47	Cultivation Practices Cotton cultivation under water stress condition ‘Pappachan’ style of pepper Cultivation
48	Cotton cultivation under stress condition
49	‘Pappachan’ style of pepper cultivation
50	Plant Protection Practices Solution for rice bug attack on paddy Organic pesticides & fungicides
51	Baffling solution of rice bug attack on paddy The Rice or Gandhi bug is a serious insect pest for a standing paddy crop in both the uplands and the lowlands. Usually its incidence is sought to be controlled through insecticides. The farmers of Ri-Bhoi district in Meghalaya have an alternative and interesting solution. They simply place dead crabs in the rice fields to divert the bugs who are attracted by the foul smell of the crab’s dead body. Even as they suck away the flesh of the crabs, the bugs are collected in a container and eliminated before they can migrate to the crop again. This traditional method reduces the bug population to a large extent, though it does not ensure the complete eradication.
52	Organic pesticide & fungicide A student in class VII took it into his head one day to conduct a survey, with the help of some other students, in the Mullankolly Gram Panchayat in Kerala, on the subject of farmers’ problems. They then developed five biofungi/ insect pest control agents, which they named as: Students’ Garlic Mixture, Young Scientists’ Ginger Grass Mixture, Karshaka Mithra Parpure Lavani, Plantain Saviour, and Udyana Rakshini. They have introduced the agents in Gram Sabhas and the farmers have been using them with good results.
53	Energy & Water Management Check Dam Rider-induced and terrain-induced transmission system for bicycle Air energized pressure cooker Pressure type kerosene stove Energy Efficient Stove Two in one stove Pumpless stove Oil expeller machine Crematorium Micro windmill
54	Pressure type kerosene stove In a country bearing the reputation of being one of the world’s least efficient energy users, an innovation that has the potential to save five million tones of oil in a year would surely ring a bell. Researching his innovation since 1993, Mr Bhattacharya has come up with a pressure-type kerosene stove that has oil savings to the tune of forty to sixty per cent above the regular stove, additional features being enhanced safety, reduced operating noise level and better combustion. Mr Bhattacharya has applied for a patent.
55	Energy Efficient Stove Bharat fitted an exhaust chute to a wood stove and noticed that a lot of heat was still coming out which made him conclude that non utilization of heat as major lacunae in existing wood stoves. He decided to solve the problem by facilitating better heat utilization, allow sufficient airflow and provide correct channel for burning and achieve simultaneous heating of multiple vessels using the same heat source. His basic idea is to utilize the maximum amount of heat from combustion of wood by passing through various chambers. The excess fumes are passed out using a silage pipe of about 7 foot. The stove consists of three chambers; two burners for cooking and a geyser for heating water. All three burners can be used simultaneously saving time and using the heat effectively
56	Two in one stove It uses wasted radiated heat in a wood fired stove to heat water Hot water on the side of the oven can be used for making tea, coffee In 2 hours up to 150 liters of hot water at 80 Deg C is made available Entire unit is portable and can be set up anywhere
57	Pumpless stove
58	Energy efficient Oil expeller Machine
59	Low cost Crematorium
60	Micro Windmill-driven battery charger Imagine a small fan functioning as a windmill while you travel and charging the batteries of your cellular phone or laptop. Mr Satyanarayan’s device works as a miniature version of power windmills, harnessing wind energy to generate electrical charge. Cost-wise, it works out to be less expensive than using dry cells and it has the additional advantage of minimizing disturbances in telecommunications. So the next time you travel long-distance, don’t forget to take your micro-windmill along with you.
61	Innovative Check Dam The river Dhrafad flowed serenely through Bhanjibhai’s village until he decided one day to check dam it in an uncommon semi-circular pattern. Taking stones the size of 11*15 inches, Bhanjibhai placed them in the flowing water with a little distance between each pair of stones. These gaps were then filled with river sand, cement and stones. The total costs, including labour charges, came to Rs 8000. Bhanjibhai has built this dam without any help at all from the formal machinery.
62	Bicycle with rider–induced and terrain-induced forces for transmission system A bicycle that only goes faster each time it encounters a bump is hard to imagine but that is exactly what Kanak Das claims to have achieved. Kanak’s contraption features a transmission system that is actuated by terrain-induced forces and the rider’s motional responses to them. Terrain-induced vibrations are coupled with the weight of the rider to propel the bicycle with the use of a spring and freewheel. A pinion actuates the freewheel, which receives a corresponding motion to that induced by the undulations of the road.
63	Air energized pressure cooker
64	General Utilities Tea Making Machine Septic Tank Baffle System
65	Tea Making Machine
66	Septic Tank Baffle System
67	Transport Amphibious bicycle Variable gear system Camel bus Water walking shoes
68	Amphibious bicycle
69	Water Walking Shoe
70	Variable Gear System
71	Camel Bus
72	Small Implements Auto air kick pump Electronic robot ‘VANRAI’ bicycle pump ‘Bestow’- Foot Operated Sprayer Incense stick making machine Horse shaver Kittanal Pulley with Stopper Low cost milking machine Ultra Violet Ray Protection umbrella Dual security Alarm Mobile Operated Remote Switch
73	Kittanal
74	Low-cost milking machine
75	Handy Auto Air Kick Pump Carrying a Steppney wheel on a motorcycle is cumbersome. But what does one do when one has fixed a puncture and wants to inflate the tyre tube? Arvindbhai’s device helps do this with the built-in kick-start mechanism of the vehicle. The basic principle is to transfer the air that gets compressed in the cylinder of the engine while cranking. Applying gentle strokes to the starting handle after unscrewing the spark plug and keeping the petrol cock closed expels residual oil inside the carburetor. Then the adaptor of the device is screwed into the spark-plug hole while its other end is clamped on to the tyre valve. A few more kicks inflate the tyre. An on-line pressure gauge indicates the tyre pressure, before, during and after each stroke. Having attained the desired pressure, the device is removed and the spark plug screwed back and connected.
76	Electronic Robot Prem Singh Saini left studies in class X in order specifically to design a robot. Since childhood Prem has been interested in electronics. His robot, manufactured at a cost of Rs one lakh, has the following most prominent features: access to places inaccessible to man, such as mines, battlefields and other planets; is operable by remote; can take photos with an attached camera; recognizes obstacles in its path and adjusts automatically.
77	‘VANRAI’ – bicycle pump We have seen the carrier above the rear wheel of a bicycle being used to keep stuff or seat a person. But Mr Pathak has used it to mount a pump, which can lift water for varied purposes, such as development of dry lands, in case of fire, for construction work or for irrigation. The bicycle is taken to the water source, parked and pedaled on its stand to operate the pump.
78	"Walking is not only healthy..." Walking is not only healthy exercise but also enables Parbatbhai, with the help of a cylinder and piston mechanism, to convert the energy derived from the movement of his feet into pressure, which in turn enables the spraying of a liquid. A farmer can use this device to cover two parallel crop rows simultaneously, cutting down the operation time by half, in addition to the cost cuts due to the non-requirement of any additional energy to operate the sprayer.
79	"Developed a specialised bamboo cutter..." Developed a specialised bamboo cutter used for cutting bamboo strips into small pieces for preparing incense sticks (Agarbatti) and toothpicks. Portable machine, requires no electricity and minimal maintenance cost. 2000 sticks can be manufactured per hour Easily affordable to the small artisans as cost of the cutter is Rs.450 Can provide gainful employment to lakhs of rural people Sold over 1000/2000 pieces of machine and trained over 2000 people Very good response especially in MP and Chattisgarh Shekhani also has an idea to develop a small handy oil expeller for highly priced nuts such as Badam and spices like clove
80	"Mohammed Idris" Mohammed Idris, born on January 18, 1970, hails from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He studied till Class V and is a barber by profession. He designed and developed a horse shaving device having where the the shaving clipper is operated by using the driving force from a bicycle. Other features are: Can be used for sheep shearing, shaving camels, horses, etc. Can also be operated by hand or by using an electric motor. Costs approx. Rs. 4,000/-. Can improve economy of shepherds besides making horse shaving efficient and cheaper.
81	Ultra Violet Ray Protection umbrella How about an umbrella that not only protects you from rain and sun, but also from the Ultra-Violet radiation that normal sunlight carries? Ordinary umbrellas do not offer protection from UV radiation, while Dulal Chaudhary’s umbrella, made from a particular type of silk, offers UV protection as well as giving an appearance of glowing skin to the face of the user. The cloth, called mooga silk, is normally hard and not used much in the clothing industry. But Dulal’s research on the feasibility of its use and GIAN’s research on its UV-proof qualities have combined to produce a unique, glowing and safe product.
82	Mobile Operated Remote Switch
83	Dual Security Alarm
84	Mechanical Tile Making Machine Washing Machine Double Acting Reciprocating Pump Motek India Treadle Press
85	Double-acting-Reciprocating Pump
86	Bicycle Operated Pump
87	Machine for trench digging
88	Motex India Treadle Press
89	Conversion of plain power loom into continuous weft feeding power loom Two weft cones stands are provided at sides of the loom and they are specially arranged so that they have the capability of controlling yarn tension and electronic weft stop motion. The yarn from the pirn is only used to bind the weft taken from the cones, by doing so the expense on pirn winding is reduced. In this method weaving takes place by two weft threads so that the fabric is dense and with good cover. We have to change only the cones and unlike rapier looms, there is no frequent need to change the pirn as they can weave up to one thousand meters thereby reducing manpower and time.
90	Artisan and Handicraft Bamboo Products : bicycle, cap, tooth and hand pump Sculptures from termites Automatic sari border insertion technique in Handlooms
91	Tooth made out of bamboo, Bamboo bicycle, Bamboo made hand pump
92	Automatic sari border insertion technique in Handlooms
93	Sculptures made from the secretion of Termites Instead of cursing termites, Mr Mishra has learnt to make some use of them. Termites, pests that decompose dead or living material into biotic components, are generally found on wood and trees. Mr Mishra takes the infected part of a tree (stem, leaves, root, branch) and cuts it off with a knife. This part is then carved into shape and coated with chemicals to resist further termite attack.
94	Livestock Management Livestock management by Smt. Maltiben Traditional Livestock Healer Livestock management by Rehmat Khan
95	Livestock management by Ms. Maltiben Chaudhary Maltiben believes cows have to be nurtured with good care as well as good food. Starting with a very low investment, she has demonstrated that livestock management can be a good entrepreneurial choice for people with low funds. Over time, she has developed practices that result in healthier livestock, increased and early milk production at minimal expense. This profession is ideally suited for women who wish to look after their household at the same time as devoting themselves to a profession.
96	Livestock management by Rehmatkhan Rehmatbapa believes that all his knowledge is meant only to serve animals, who cannot express their anguish and suffering. Therefore he does not charge for his services and subsists in hard living conditions. He is widely respected for his knowledge of animals and people come from far off areas to fetch him to cure their animals. Rehmatbapa believes in healing the animals in a completely natural way and uses only herbs for his preparations.
97	Traditional Livestock Healer
98	Herbal Herbal treatment for diabetes, heart disease and malaria Herbal Treatment for Bone Fracture and Backache
99	Herbal Medicine for heart palpitation/ Herbal medicine for malaria
100	Herbal Treatment for Bone Fracture and Backache
101	Idea Energizer shoes Power source shoes Automatic Tariff Indicator in Electricity Meter Solar spectacle Post-box alarm Modified stick for blind people
102	Solar Spectacle Frame for Night Reading
103	Post-Box Alarm A device to sound an alarm as soon as a letter is dropped into the letter-box would be quite useful in a large farm or similar sprawling premises and that is exactly what young Selvi has come up with. The device has a light spring-loaded flap at the bottom of the letter-box. When the postman delivers the mail, the flap is deflected with its weight and this results in the activation of a pulse alarm within the building. The alarm could be a short-duration hoot or a lightflash. Emptying the box would automatically reset the device.
104	The Modifications to the stick for the blind Modifications to the blind person’s stick have been proposed by a group of engineering students from College of Technology in the GB Pant Agricultural University. The modified stick would include an outer rod, an inner rod, a handle, a wheel and a circuit box, a small battery and connectors and would be made of aluminium. Its primary advantage would be in informing the blind person of the exact depth of the terrain s/he is negotiating, thus averting danger from potholes and uneven ground conditions. This happens due to the interaction of the stick with the person’s environment, generating adequate audio information to allow safe mobility. Other advantages over the normal stick include help in differentiating a door from a wall and in negotiating staircases.
105	Power-source shoes Mr Ranjan has conceived of a pretty unconventional source of energy: a shoe. This shoe features a rack and pinion mechanism placed in the hollow of the sole. This mechanism drives a small dynamo located within the shoe. The body weight of the person wearing the shoe generates impact energy each time he/ she steps on the ground, and this is converted into electricity by the dynamo, which charges a battery strapped to the walker. The more you walk, the more power you have!
106	Energizer Shoes Working along similar lines as Mr Ranjan (see ‘Power-source Shoes’), Ms Pooja and her team propose to convert the impact generated at the soles at every step of a walking person into electrical energy. In these specially designed shoes, the energy generated by the impact of a step would be converted into electricity by a dynamo inside the shoe, which would then be able to charge a small battery worn by the person. Additionally, by having air pumping in and out and circulating in the leather of the shoes, it is proposed to keep the wearer warm in winters or cold weather. This ventilation could also solve problems like perspiration of the feet inside the shoes, foul smell due to sweat and risk of infection. The intake and exhaust of air could also actuate a vibrator or run a motor.
107	Automatic Tariff Indicator in Electricity Meter
108	Students Village fridge Seed Scatterer Post-box alarm Modified stick for blind people
109	"Think of a refrigerator that..." Think of a refrigerator that works without electricity and then think of wood, blanket, perforated iron sheets, charcoal, and hemp fibers. The principle of Amrita’s fridge involves evaporation, capillary action and gravity. Water acts as the refrigerant. Pieces of blanket/ sun hemp rope threads are dipped in water, to enable water to evaporate off the surface of the fridge. The fridge being placed in an area of sufficient air circulation, temperature inside it will drop as evaporation takes place. The speed of this process will depend on atmospheric temperature, humidity and air pressure. During peak summer, the fridge can maintain a temperature difference of up to 10 degrees Celsius. Economical, eco-friendly and run without electricity, this device can be of use in rural areas with electricity or financial constraints.
110	Seed Scatterer To achieve controlled, uniform and mechanical scattering of seeds, Dharmendra has devised this seed scatterer. The central container is hollowed out and a rotor with metal blades is fitted into it. The rotor is attached to a motor driven by battery power. Seed is fed in from the top and the regulator fixed on the side regulates the seed or fertilizer scattered by the machine. The output is a controlled, uniform scattering of seeds.
111	Five wheeled Car
112	Low Coast Electronic Speed Breaker
113	Solar Cum Electric Laminator
114	Use of medicinal plants as mosquito repellent
115	Innovations for/by Women Pulley with Stopper Panihari Kittanal Washing Machine UV cum Beauty Care Umbrella Puspalatha – Human herbal healer
116	Panihari
117	Innovations for/by Physically challenged Modified Scooter Modified Stick for Blind People Retrofitted kit for physically challenged
118	Modified Scooter
119	Retrofitted car for physically challenged
120	Incubation @ NIF Provide a means of finance for innovation and traditional knowledge-based micro-ventures Develop innovative financing options/models, which are tailor-made to the needs of Innovators/entrepreneurs A means of finance for all grassroots technologies which are in nascent/rudimentary stage and need help for developing proof of the concept Providing financial and technical support to Innovator/entrepreneur for managing subsequent product development life cycle Providing financial and technical support to innovator/entrepreneur for protecting their intellectual property rights Providing handholding support in early stages of micro-ventures
121	Incubation: Needs and Services
122	Various Models
123	Idea Licensing
124	Innovator needs support for proof of concept
125	Innovator develops proof of concept, needs financial support for prototyping
126	Innovator comes up with prototype and entrepreneur gets involved in developing a commercially viable product
127	Innovator turns into an entrepreneur
128	Innovator develops technology, licenses to entrepreneur
129	Innovator develops technology, licenses to entrepreneur
130	Innovator develops technology, licenses to entrepreneur
131	Innovator develops prototype and commercializes through the SHG Model
132	Joint Venture : Innovator and Entrepreneur
133	Corporate acquiring Technology
134	Corporate acquiring Technology
135	Platform Technology with great promises
136	GIAN’s Licensing
137	GRIDS @ action Grassroots Innovation Design Studio at NID
138	Honey Bee Network Meeting
139	Clusters of creativity Cycles Motorbike based innovations Electronics Sprayers : Cluster Details Coconut Practices
140	Bicycle based Innovations
141	Motor-bike based Innovations
142	Electronics based Innovations
143	Agriculture Sprayers
144	Coconut Practices Implements Germination Sowing Method Intercropping Pollination Plant Care Disease Control Pest Control Pesticide Yield Use of Coconut
145	Implements Coconut tree climber Coconut husker Coconut husking machine Coconut harvester
146	Coconut Harvester The coconut harvester is useful for harvesting matured nuts from trees which are as tall as 50 feet The coconut harvester needs only two people to operate it. One person steers the vehicle around while the other only has to harvest the nuts A hydraulic jack is fitted to a tractor with ten levers. This hydraulic jack can be adjusted, so as to carry a person to the top of the tree. Also light weight iron plates have been used.
147	Coconut Dehusker A 1.5 HP electric motor is coupled through a belt to a long cylindrical metal rod. The tip of the rod is fixed with two sharp blades at one side The blades are at ¾ feet length and at 1” interval. These blades on rotation help to dehusk the coconut easily to the desired level On an average 150 nuts can be dehusked per hour, thereby dehusking about 7200 nuts in an 8 hour shift
148	Coconut Frond Shredder This is an attempt to mechanize the process for shredding or cutting coconut frond using a prime mover The concept used here is of shearing (and not chopping)
149	Coconut Cutter The iron cutter developed, is used to cut a whole nut into two halves These nuts could then be used to extract oil or for culinary purpose
150	Veepees Tender Coconut Punch cum Cutter The machine can cut and punch tender coconut The equipment facilitates drinking coconut water using a straw and also cuts the coconut into halves
151	Selecting Seeds It was observed that planting materials collected from the parent plant which is fifteen to twenty years old, has twenty four leaves and each bunch contains at least twenty four nuts, are the best. The matured nuts are not allowed to fall down and are collected separately.
152	Effective Method of Sowing Instead of sowing arecanut or coconut in a vertical angle, sow it in horizontal position. This practice reportedly ensures 100 per cent germination.
153	Early Germination of Coconut For early germination of coconut, place the coconut upside (embryo side) down. After 13 days take the nut out and replant them in the inverse position. This reportedly resulted in early germination.
154	Trench and Platform Method The trees are planted on platforms, 16 feet wide. The trenches are used to feed nutrients and water to the roots. Almost all organic wastes of the farm as well as FYM are placed in the trench. This method of planting is believed to increase yield.
155	Banana with Coconut Planting banana all around the newly planted coconut tree saves the coconut from scorching sun in the initial stages of its growth. They also create a humid micro climate for the young coconut. After the harvest of Banana the stem which are succulent serves as a water reservoir for the coconut.
156	Spacing It was observed that if the leaves of two coconut trees touch each other, especially due to strong wind/ breeze, they will disturb the pollen, as a result of which fruiting may be adversely affected. Hence spacing should be such that trees do not touch each other. This has reference to a folk saying that, “Lage to na lage; na lage to lage”.
157	Preventing Fruit Dropping The shoots are chopped and spread around the coconut palm to increase the yield.
158	Oozing of Brown Liquid from the Palm Trunk Application of lime up to six feet from the base of the palm stops oozing.
159	Root Wilt Root wilt can be minimized by mixing red soil around the main trunk in the leaf canopy zone of the tree.
160	Rhinoceros Beetle Extract of fruit of Opium plant (Cannabis sativa) mixed with latex of Ficus sap is poured into the hole, the beetles come out and thus can be killed manually.
161	"Kolunchi (Tephrosia purpurea" Kolunchi (Tephrosia purpurea) Placing the leaves in the primordial region of the palm is believed to repel the insect.
162	Rhinoceros Beetle Karpooravalli (Coleus aromaticus) It is grown in the coconut orchard. The strong odor of this plant is believed to drive away the beetle.
163	Rhinoceros Beetle Raw cow dung and dried fish These are kept in a basket near the coconut tree. The beetles are attracted to the strong odor and are killed manually.
164	Rhinoceros Beetle Jaggery and hot water About 25 g of jaggery is mixed in 100 ml of hot water and poured into the beetle hole. Ants get attracted to the solution and kill the beetles.
165	Rhinoceros Beetle Sand Sand is put into the hole made by the beetle, it is believed that if the sand falls into the thorax region then the beetle cannot move its head and it dies.
166	Rhinoceros Beetle Castor cake Castor cake soaked with water is kept in mud pot. The beetles are attracted and they are manually killed.
167	Rhinoceros Beetle Lime water Sprinkling lime water over the manure pits near plantation is believed to prevent the breeding of Rhinoceros beetle.
168	Rhinoceros Beetle Champa (Michelia champaca) The plant is sown in between the coconut trees. It is believed that the fragrance of its flower drives away the beetle.
169	Rhinoceros Beetle Castor cake Mud pot is buried in the soil with its mouth in level with the ground. Three quarter of the pot is filled with water containing 250 g of castor cake. The mixture reportedly attracts the beetle and they are drowned.
170	Rhinoceros Beetle Milk Pouring milk on the shoots of the palm attracts black ants which kills the beetle.
171	Rhinoceros Beetle Pineapple Pineapple slices are kept in a cylindrical container and hung on the crown of the palm. The beetles eat it and are not able to climb out of the container and thereby gets trapped.
172	Eriophyid Mite Chilli powder, tobacco leaf powder and Butea monosperma All these ingredients when powdered, mixed and dusted in the bunches of coconut, prevents the attack of mites to a large extent.
173	Eriophyid Mite Kerosene Kerosene filled in a bottle when tied to the coconut palm is believed to drive away the mite.
174	Red Palm Weevil Jaggery and water and Agave tuber Paste is prepared by boiling jaggery and water and smeared on the tuber of Agave. This is placed in a dish and filled with two inches of water. The weevil bore hole in the tuber and stay there for few days which are later on destroyed. One such tuber is said to be sufficient for one hectare.
175	White Fly Jaggery and water Jaggery mixed with water is applied to the hole bore by the grubs. Ants get attracted to it and they kill the grub.
176	Termite Tar or flooding Tar is applied at 30 cm from the base of the palm or sometimes the entire orchard is flooded with water.
177	Herbal Broad Spectrum Pesticide Lasiosiphon eriocephalus or Strychnos nuxvomica or Neem or Agave americana The leaves of the plants are collected in a bucket and 10 litres of boiled water poured over them. It is allowed to ferment for 2 days. The leaf residues are removed and the resultant solution is believed to have good pesticidal properties.
178	Pest control in Paddy Coconut water About 20 ml. of coconut water in 100 ml. of water is to be applied to the field to irrigate paddy crop as soon as the saplings are transplanted. This would help to reduce the pest attack considerably. The same can be used to irrigate plants like lady's finger, bitter gourd etc. This also help to increase the yield.
179	Better Yielding Better yield in fruit crops and also in arecanut and coconut garden 10 kg cow dung + 1 kg of neem cake + 1 kg ground nut cake + 1 kg jaggery + 100 g turmeric powder All these ingredients are soaked in water for 48 hours and its mixed with water in 1:10 ratio and its sprayed to plants 3-4 times. This practice was found to produce better yields in Coconut, Arecanut and fruit crops.
180	Treatment for wounds (Coconut oil) Datura metel, Copper sulphate, Coconut oil Leaf extract of Datura is mixed with Copper sulphate and boiled in coconut oil in a mud pot. The mixture is boiled until traces of water is removed. This when applied to the wounds, is claimed to prevent infection.
181	Scratches on Udder (Outer Cover of Coconut Kernel) Outer cover of coconut kernel and castor oil Ash obtained by burning the outer cover of coconut kernel is mixed with castor oil and applied to the udder.
182	Weed Control- Marshilia Quadrifolia (by Using Coconut Fibre) Calotropis gigantea and coconut pericarp Use of Calotropis as green manure prevents the growth of weed and spreading the fibrous pericarp of coconut in paddy field has also been reported to inhibit the growth of this weed.
183	Coconut Flower to Cure Diarrhoea Fenugreek seed and coconut flower bunch Fenugreek seed is soaked overnight and pounded with coconut flower bunch. This is fed to cattle as a remedy to diarrhoea.
184	Growth promoter Coconut water About 250 ml of coconut water with 15 litres of water should be sprayed on the weak or yellowish plants. This would make the plants healthy.
185	Controlling Yellowing Disease in Nagli (Finger millet- Eleusine coracana) Coconut water About 100 g of the bark of 'sadad(Terminalia tomentosa)' and 'payar(Ficus cordifolia)' are ground minutely and mixed in a litre of water. Then the water of a dried coconut is added in. This mixture is sprinkled over one bigha of Nagli as remedy to this disease.
186	To Promote Regrowth of Cut Bark Coconut fiber and red soil The fibers of coconut are mixed with red soil in equal proportion and made into a paste with water. This paste is applied over the portion where the tree has lost its bark and the paste is covered with polythene paper and tied to the tree. This treatment reportedly enables the bark to develop again.
187	Animal health Coconut oil A fresh Wasp-hive without egg is burnt into ashes and then powdered very minutely. 3 g of this powder is mixed thoroughly with 25 ml of home prepared coconut oil. Now the medicine is ready to be used against infantile eczema, cracked teats and nodular growth of teat cowpox affecting teats and perinirem and very obstinate cases of fungal infection in case of cows. Tests are needed to further confirm this practice.
188	Animal health Cardiospernum halicacabum, onion and coconut All these ingredients are ground well, made into bolus and fed orally.
189	Tonic for cattle Matured coconut kernel, common salt, Tephrosia purpurea leaves and Turmeric rhizome. These are ground well and mixed in one litre of fermented rice water. This is fed to the animal for seven days.Bottle gourd added to this mixture and fed to the animal reportedly improve the appetite.
190	Household Utility Coconut water Coconut water can be used for preparation of glucose , tender coconut & the liquid endosperm can be powdered for baby food , chapatti etc.
191	Household Utility Coconut water and Cashew spirit coconut water could be used to produce vinegar and spirit. The cashew spirit and coconut spirit would not cause pollution if used in vehicles. A liter of fuel would cost only Rs. 5.00 when produced commercially.This fuel could be used for cooking without any smoke.
192	Getting Attractive Flowers in Ornamental Plants Tender coconut water to get good quality flowers Tender coconut water is mixed with water in 1:10 ratio and sprayed over flowering crops at the time of bud formation.
193	Natural Fertilizer Fibres of coconut Coconut fibres are believed to retain moisture for a considerable period. Hence, when used as fertiliser, they would enable the roots of the crop to absorb water slowly, as a result of which, in places where there is water scarcity, crops would not suffer.
194	Sprayers Bicycle Sprayer Mr. Mansukhbhai Jagani Motorcycle Driven Sprayer Mr. Ganeshbhai Dodiya Battery Operated Sprayer Mr. Lalit Surana “Jayant” Sprayer Mr. Rameshbhai Bhalala Tractor Mounted Sprayer Mr. Dahyabhai Patel Kushal Sprayer Mr. Khimjibhai Kanadia “Bestow” Sprayer Mr. Parbatbhai Vaghani and others Automatic Spray Pump Mr. Arvindbhai Patel Hand Driven Pump Mr. Gopalbhai Surtia Bullock Driven Sprayer Mr. Dayarjibhai Aslaliya
195	Kushal Sprayer A small, portable sprayer, with ease of use Fine droplet size (mist spray) due to nozzle improvisation. Light weight makes it maneuverable for aged people and also for women. Most cost efficient (Rs. 475) in the range of sprayer products Maintenance free
196	“Bestow” Sprayer Energy derived from movement of feet while walking is converted into pressure with the help of cylinder and piston. This in turn enables the spraying of the liquid. No additional energy is required to operate the sprayer. Operator can cover two parallel rows simultaneously and thereby cut down the operation cost and time by half.
197	Automatic Spray Pump When user walks with this sprayer mounted on his back, jerks experienced by the user are used to create pressure in tank for spraying. Does not require any external additional energy and effort. Prototype already tested with concept, under development stage.
198	Hand Driven Pump Rotary motion of wheels used to generate pressure in the tank for spraying. 40 litre barrel mounted on the chassis of the hand driven body of the sprayer. Adjustable nozzle and spray boom giving better performance.
199	Bullock Driven Sprayer Consists cylinder pump assembly mounted on iron bar attached with two small iron wheels at both ends. A small kit consisting of two wheels and cylinder-piston arrangement is attached to harrow. Rotary motion of the wheel is utilized to build the pressure for spraying Easy to assemble and covers 12 acres of land in a day.
200	Bicycle Driven Sprayer Mansukhbhai has reversed the sprocket arrangement of cycle-chain drive to get the required pressure for spraying. Pedals are replaced by piston rods, connected with brass cylinder pumps on either side. Movement of bicycle builds up pressure for spraying. Less space is required to move compared to other power sprayers, especially in between rows of plants. The innovation came up with the aim of utilizing wide-availability of cycles with small and marginal farmers.
201	Motorcycle Driven Sprayer Bullet, a powerful motorcycle, available with marginal farmers, has been used for this sprayer. Sprayer is powered by energy generated in the engine coupled with a belt drive. It is extremely flexible product with adjustable height and width of spraying boom. Can spray up to 40 acres in a day.
202	Battery Operated Sprayer Sprayer is operated by deriving power from Kisan Torch One person can spray one acre of land in one hour Amount of chemical, size of droplets can be controlled Spraying area is six feet in diameter With the help of one battery it can operate for six hours
203	“Jayant” Sprayer Operated through 7.2 HP diesel engine and three-piston ASPEE sprayer pump. Engine & pump mounted at five feet height on the self designed iron chassis mounted on four pneumatic wheels. Highly efficient for cotton and other crops where the plant height is more. Also used for interculturing by attaching harrow behind it. Consumes four litres of diesel to cover 50 acres of land in a day.
204	Tractor Mounted Sprayer Leyland oil pump is mounted behind the tractor along with PTO shaft to generate pressure. High volume capacity and uniform spraying. Easy installation on tractor Cost is about Rs. 4000/-
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