Power Tiller for Farm mechanization is the mantra for increased productivity in the agriculture sector. But, there is one area of agriculture activity that is still dependent on manual labor. And, the ploughing, particularly in cotton fields — weeding.
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And, with the sector facing acute shortage of labour with the launch of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. As a result, it has become a challenge of sorts for cotton farmers to deal with this part of the activity. Which, has to be done at least four times before the crops are harvested. Needless to say, it also causes a hefty dent in the farmers pockets that adds up to the production costs.
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However, a solution to this may soon be available if the innovative ingenuity of a 55-year-old mechanic from Rajanna-Sircilla district who has designed a power tiller for the task works out well. It certainly has caught the attention of IT
Ragi Kishan, a native of Boppapur, a tiny village in Yellareddypet mandal, has put together a power tiller that may well solve the problem of manual weeding. Kishan is a popular motor mechanic in Yellareddypet and surrounding areas, and he has been running a workshop at Gollapalli for the past 35 years. He is considered an expert in motorcycles, jeeps, vans, school buses, millers, JCBs, harvesters and other vehicles.
Kishan, moved by the plight of farmers, decided to help them and within a month, designed a power tiller at a cost of Rs 45,000.
This Machine is two feet wide and six feet long. Result is, it can move easily between cotton plants because of the distance between rows. It removes weed with the help of three ploughing and a blade fixed to it. However, it is possible to remove weeds in one acre within two hours and it requires just three litres of diesel. In Addition, the tiller has dual facility of KG wheels and Tyre, it can also move on roads like any other vehicle.