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The 10 th National Grassroots Innovation & Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Awards 2019 |
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"The Festival of Innovation (FOIN) was transformed into Festival of innova- tion and Entrepreneurship(FINE) by the Honourable President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, amplifying a very relevant dimension of national innovation ecosys- tem. He inaugurated FINE 2019 at NIF, Grambharti, Gandhinagar on the March, 15, 2019. The President presented the 10th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation Awards, visited the Innovation Exhibition and interacted with the 6th batch of Inno- vation Scholars In-Residence programme.
FINE promotes Science, Technology and Innovation to encourage of Entrepreneur- ial mindset among children, youth and adults innovators and other stakehold- ers of the ecosystem. This was the first time when FINE was organized outside of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Henceforth, it is likely to be organized in different parts of the country.
‘To build a caring, inclusive and happy society’, Hon’ble President suggested drawing upon the power of innovation, ‘ to find solutions to India’s concerns in diverse domains such as health, education, food security, energy access, environmental protection, and national security’. He added, ‘We have to make all efforts to promote an innovation culture and become an innovation society. This will provide us the best possibility of ensuring that every young Indian will have an opportunity to realize his or her true potential’. We share the profiles of honoured grassroots innovators compiled by the NIF team with the readers of the Honey Bee Network so as to inspire and engage them with emerging heroes of our society
Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi
Innovation: Kudrat Seeds Improved Plant Varieties Lifetime Achievement Award Vill: Tandia, Po Jakhini, Varanasi
Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi is a serial innovator who has developed several high- yielding plant varieties including
Kudrat-5, an improved variety of paddy developed by using the recurrent selection method. The Kudrat-5 seeds are accessible, affordable and easily available. He isknown for numerous varieties of wheat, paddy and pigeon pea. He owns a meagre three and a half acres of agricultural land in the village.
His contribution and work in improving crop varieties have been widely acknowledged. In 2007, he was awarded by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF). He also received the “Plant Genome Savior Recognition Certificate” from PPV&FRA for the year 2010-11. More recently, he received the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ conferred to him by the NIF at the 10th National Grassroots Innovation and Traditional Knowledge Awards’.
Prakash Singh has received financial and technical support from the NIF to promote improved crop varieties and
develop a sustainable business model. His work was recognized by Aarti Seeds and Research Agritech Pvt. Ltd., a private company based in India, who went on to produce and market three of his Kudrat varieties in the states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, on a mutually agreed license fee on a non- exclusive basis.
He has also received encouraging feedback from farmers in 15 states in the country. His seed varieties, Kudrat-5 paddy, Kudrat-1 paddy, Kudrat-9,
17 wheat, Kudrat-3 pigeon pea, and Kudrat Geeta mustard have shown promising results in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, and Jharkhand. As on date, more than one lakh farmers across India are believed to have benefited from these improved varieties.
He began developing high-yielding improved varieties of paddy, wheat, pigeon pea and mustard in 1995. He also launched the ‘Beej Daan Mahadaan’ initiative for distributing local improved seeds free of cost to farmers across the country. Currently, he is focused upon conserving over 100 varieties of crops such as paddy, wheat, mustard, pigeon pea, green gram, and bottle-gourd.
National Awards
Shyambir Singh And Ved Prakash Palwal Innovation: Tractor Operated Paddy Transplanter Scout: Samir Kumar
National Award Winner
Ved Prakash and Shyambir Singh are credited with mechanizing and institutionalizing paddy transplanting machines to eliminate drudgery in farming. The ever- increasing labor cost, coupled with the paucity of labor during peak seasons compounded this problem many- fold. Therefore, to save time and manual labor, the duo, in the year 2011, developed an engine operated-paddy transplanter which they later modified to add a tractor- mounted Power take-off [PTO]. Shyambir Singh (45) and Ved Prakash (48) are originally from Uttar Pradesh. Shyambir, is an ITI drop-out. Ved Prakash worked as a farmer and goldsmith before finally settling down in a socks manufacturing firm.
The paddy transplanter is mounted on a three-point linkage at the rear end of a 40 HP tractor tractor. This modular design incorporates nine transplanting units with a provision of changing inter-row spacing, row width, and depth of plantation. It has a simple-to-operate mechanism for picking, indexing and transplanting seedlings and uses the wash-root method of transplantation. The transplanting arm rotates in a semi-circular path and on reaching its upper position, the guide roller removes one to two seedlings from the tray.The adjustable knock-out mechanism then pushes the seedlings in the soil to a depth of 5 to 8 cm. On further field trials, the hill-to- hill spacing, missing hills, transplanting efficiency, field capacity and fuel consumption were observed to be 19-
20 cm, 5-9%, 93%, 0.42 ha/h and 2.5 l/h, respectively. The cost of paddy transplanter is Rs. 1,50,000 with an operating cost of Rs. 300/ha.
Sandip Vishram Ghole
Innovation: Sandip Pyaz, Improved Onion Variety National Award Winner
Sandip Vishram Ghole (37) is an agripreneur who has used modern methods and machinery to develop a purple blotch-tolerant, light red colored onion variety with enhanced
shelf life. The purple blotch in a plant is caused by the fungus Alternaria porri, and occurs in areas where the relative humidity is around 80-90%. The climatic conditions during the kharif season in the state of Maharashtra are conducive to the disease.
Sandip pyaz took ten years to evolve from the Fursungi variety of onions grown in Nashik. Sandip selected the healthy, non-splitting plants with bigger inflorescence and resistance to the disease . He employed a selection method all year round for refining the variety, and eventually in 2016, he was able to stabilize all the desired features.
The Sandip pyaj variety is highly rewarding with an average yield ranging from 42 to 45 tons per hectare. It enjoys unique characteristics like early maturation, a sizable diameter of leaves, absence of cranking in foliage, ovate, non-splitting, uniform-sized big bulbs and light red-colored dry skin. This was validated at Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, which found it to be superior based on traits like average bulb weight, degree of splitting, shelf-life, skin retention, rings per bulb, and size of the ring. Additionally, bulb productivity was also found to be higher and the incidence of purple blotch lower in contrast to the check varieties. On-farm trials were conducted by NIF-India in Rajasthan and Maharashtra, where growers endorsed the use of Sandip Pyaz. Close to 750 kilograms of this seed variety was distributed to the farmers in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh over the last three years. Further, an application for registration of Sandip Pyaz has also been submitted to the PPV&FR Authority, New Delhi.
Anang Tadar, Innovation Smart Goggles For A Wider Vision
National Award Winner
Anang hails from the eastern- most state of India, Arunachal Pradesh. When he was still in school in 12th grade, he developed smart goggles for the blind, which he fondly calls G4B. These sensor-mounted goggles alert the visually challenged people against any waist-high object that is located nearby.
Anang employed ultra-sonic transmitters, receivers, and a microprocessor in his smart goggles to detect nearby obstacles and alert the user in the form of vibration. The sensor can be conveniently retrofitted on goggles, without causing any discomfort to the user. Closer the obstacle, greater the vibration from the sensor and lower the chance of an accident. Therefore, these smart goggles do not supplant, on the contrary, only supplement smart sticks.
Anang worked on the existing technology and found that smart sticks already available in the market were used to navigate electric poles, unguarded manholes, ditches on the road, parked vehicles, etc. However, there were no market interventions to alleviate the problems faced by the blind above the waistline. While trying to find a solution to this, Anang’s inspiration came from bats that use the principle of echolocation in their flight. Bats normally emit specific ultrasonic frequency through their nostrils or mouths during their flight. The vibrations received by the bats help them to identify obstacles and fly seamlessly without dashing onto any object. Therefore, instead of using eyes, they engage the principle of echolocation for navigation.
Gurtej Singh
Innovation: Modified Combine Harvester for Maize
National Award Winner
The constraints in harvesting maize, specifically due to its height, motivated Gurtej (38) to innovate a new combine harvester. Earlier, farmers
turned to combine harvesters using cutter bars, as an alternative solution to harvest the crop. Gurtej worked on the limitations of the existing models and came up with a modular design that could retrofit the reel-type cutting unit for maize onto the combine harvester. He had been working on the model since 2000 and, finally, thirteen years later, in 2013, he tasted success. He was able to manufacture a locally developed maize cutting unit that could be mounted on any combine harvester.
Gurtej’s cutting unit for combine harvesters has a triangular- shaped rotating reel with three tin bars for effectively covering the maize crop. The triangular-shaped reel and its large diameter increase the effectiveness manifold by protecting the crops from damage. It covers an area of
4.5 to 5 acre/h with an operational speed of 5 to 6 km/h operating in a space of 3.425m width. As on date, close to 70 modified combines have been sold with a unit cost of Rs. 2,10,000.
Besides this, Gurtej has also successfully manufactured hole digger, maize cutter, high-quality screw conveyor and straw reaper at his workshop in Punjab. He also specializes in repairing farm machinery.
Gurmeet Singh Bhupal
Innovation: Tractor-Powered Sprayer
National Award Winner
Gurmeet has worked extensively to automate the process of spraying pesticides, especially for cotton crops.. He had developed the first prototype in 2016.
The sprayer has two semi-revolving guns,which continuously spray liquid with an automatic semi-circular movement using four bar mechanism and two independent hydraulic controllable arms.Its working width is 23m, spraying height is 2.1m, coverage area is 5 ha/h and fuel consumption is 2 lit/h at a working speed of 2-3 kmph. The manufacturing of the present model costs about Rs. 60,000 /-.
Pesticide is sprayed using two semi-revolving guns, a four bar mechanism and two independent hydraulic controllable arms which help to automatically spray in a semi-circular motion. It is mounted on a tractor. It is priced at Rs. 60,000, can operate safely within the following parameters - width: 23 m, height of spraying:
2.1 m, area covered: 5 ha/h, fuel required: 2 l/h, working speed: 2-3 kph.
Gurmeet could have formal education till class 3 only owing to the family’s financial condition; but it did not deter him to pursue his passion for farming and fabrication. His keen interest in simplifying farming methods led him to mechanize farming. His ingenious farming methods have encouraged many others to follow in his footsteps.
S. Sarvanamuthu
Innovation: Cot With Attached Toilet Pot Having A Remote Operated Cleaning System National Award Winner
Sar vanamuthu (40) has developed a cot with an attached toilet pot that can be flushed using a remote operated system.
This brilliant idea provides patient/old people the privacy and ease while attending to nature’s call. He used two gear motors, using a 12 Volts battery for horizontal and vertical movements. He spent Rs Rs. 35000 to make this system.
Normal things like getting up to attend nature’s call had become extremely exasperating and embarrassing for his bedridden wife, who also began to show signs of depression. To bring an end to her misery, he designed the cot and so he naturally credits his wife for the motivation to develop this innovation.
Sarvanamuthu’s tryst with machines began very early in his life at a car workshop where his father worked. Slowly and steadily, he graduated from tinkering to tweaking automobile components and cars. His inquisitiveness led him further to establish his engineering workshop. He now offers his expertise in the field of machining and fabrication to students.
Sanjeev Kumar
In n ov a t i o n : Im p r ov e d Cauliflower Variety
National Award Winner
Sanjeev Kumar (36) has achieved fame for his c on t r i b ut i on t o w a r d s preserving, protecting and promoting traditional varieties of cauliflower, brinjal, and
cabbage. His “Sanjeev selection” variety of cauliflower, offers early maturity, higher seed lot performance, improved yield, and tightly-packed white curds. It is highly popular with the farmers. The success of this variety has helped many farmers in his locality, i.e., Vaishali in Bihar. 1
He closely observed the pattern/anomaly that developed within the traditional varieties grown in in his field. Consequently, from 2009 to 2013, he hand-picked plants that were healthy, early-maturing and had big compact white curds. The variety matures early, in 60 to 70 days from the date of sowing and has bigger, compact white curds weighing up to 940 grams, and gives close to 175 q/ha as yield.
Sanjeev selection variety, with the support of the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), was sent for verification and validation to the Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bihar. On validation, the new variety was observed with enhanced yield, increased curd weight and higher nutritional value, especially Vitamin C. It significantly gave higher white curd returns of up to 186.2 tons/ha in contrast to themprevailing varieties across the locations where it was tested. Subsequently, Division of Seed Science and Technology (DSST), ICAR-IARI vetted the improvement in the new seed variety in 2018. The report recorded the level of genetic purity of 98.6%, moisture content of 8.4%, and an optimum germination rate of 88.3%.
Further, NIF-India examined the seeds’ adaptability and effectiveness in different environs by conducting farm trials in six states - Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand. The feedback received was encouraging. As the popularity of his seeds grew, Sanjeev managed to sell close to 80 kilos of “Sanjeev selected seeds” (SSS) in the last four years. Lastly, to make this variety his own, an application for registration has been submitted to the PPV&FR Authority, Delhi under the PPV&FR Act, 2001.
State Awards
Maharaj Singh Lodhi
Innovation: Combi Tillage Implement
Maharaj Singh Lodhi has developed a tractor mounted combined tillage implement for both the primary and secondary tillage operations. This reduces the work in dismantling primary tillage tools with a secondary one, besides saving fuel. The design employs modified mould boardplough or cultivator tines as a primary tillage tool, while the auger plough is used as a secondary tillage implement. The combi-tillage implement is mounted on the tractor-powered PTO shaft.
Since both the tools function parallel to each other, only three liters of diesel is required to cover a land of up to 1.25 acres in only one hour with a field efficiency of 79%. It is priced at 50,000 INR.
Conventional MB ploughs /cultivator tines were inefficient to till hard soils, would wear out fast and needed a frequent replacement. Hence, a modified MB plough was made from high carbon steel or low alloy steel to loosen the soil, at the desired depth by giving enough strength or draft force. For effective secondary tillage, primary tillage should be aggressive, penetrate deeper, allowing weeds to bury and bringing the required quantity of finer tilth to the soil surface for subsequent plantation of crops. This made it easy for using a secondary tillage implement.
Maharaj (32) has no formal higher education and left school after the 10th grade because of financial constraints. His passion for creative learning evolved him as a grassroots innovator. Some of his other innovative products are modified MB Plough, efficient auger shaft, and modified submersible pumps. Maharaj was awarded the “10th National Grassroots Innovation and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Award” by the NIF-India in 2019 for his commendable work.
Suresh PV
Innovation: Automated Arecanut Climbing and Harvesting Machine
Suresh’s mechanical device can safely and remotely automate the process of climbing as well as harvesting betel nuts from an Arecanut tree. The mechanical device employs a 42cc petrol engine. Since there is no load on the engine, the device strives to achieve maximum fuel efficiency through an optimum compression ratio. Besides, two
rubber rollers in the form of a dumbbell have been used to provide a strong grip around the trunk of the tree. The device adapts to various trunk diameters ranging from 100 to 203 mm, making it highly cost-effective. Moreover, it can also roll over dents and bumps that may be found on the trunk of the tree. One can remotely operate the device and control its accent, decent, acceleration, and deceleration. The device can also be put on neutral if needed. The machine can reach the peak of the tree (50- 60 feet), harvest betel nuts and come to the ground, all in three minutes while operating on full throttle. with a weight of 28 kg, it can run for three hours in just one liter of petrol. If the device breakdowns midway, a ropeway attached to the machine can be used to manually ground the device.
Arecanut is a commercial crop produced mainly in the two states of Karnataka and Kerala and harvested only thrice a year. Climbing this tree is arduous and hazardous and requires skill. Sureshfirst thought of fabricating a machine that could carry a person with it. However, increased load meant more power and even more fuel consumption, making it expensive. Finally, he zeroed in on a device that could be automated and controlled remotely. Suresh, aged 40, is a school drop-out and works as a driver and also as a rubber tapping worker in one of the rubber plantations in his village. He has had successes before too wherein he developed a 2-kW hydroelectric power plant for his village in 2004 and a ropeway system for transporting goods. Thus, he is known for his inventiveness and ingenuity. It’s no surprise that he was awarded the National award at the “10th National Grassroots Innovation and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Awards” by the NIF in 2019.
Jitabhai Kodarbhai Patel
JK-1: Improved Variety of Indian Bean (Dolichos Lablab)
Jitabhai, , has developed an improved Indian bean variety through a recurrent selection method. It matures early and gives higher than normal yield. Loc ally called Val, it is commonly known as Hyacinth bean, Dolichos l a b l a b (Lablab Purpureus).
JK-1 variety matures in 60 to
65 days. Further, the fruiting period spans from August to April. It produces lengthy, pale green lustrous bunched pods, with yield over 700 pods per plant. The average high green pod yield is 675 q/ha and seed yield is 64 q/ha. JK-1 is one of the major ingredients in Undhiyu (a popular dish consumed in Gujarat during Makarsakranti.
On validation by the Sardar Krushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Dantiwada, Gujarat, during 2015-17, it was found that the green pod’s yield of the JK-1 variety exceeded the checks by 119%. Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Panchmahal, Dahod, and Banaskantha are major districts in Gujarat that use the JK-1 variety. Farm trials in Maharashtra (Pune and Palghar) and Rajasthan (Jaipur and Sikar) were conducted by the NIF to check for its adaptability, acceptability, and taste by the farmers. The feedback received was positive. An application for registering ownership of the variety in the name of the Jitabhai has been filed at the PPV&FRA, New Delhi.
While collecting fodder, Jitabhai came across in 1987 a few good quality bean pods in a neighboring village. These pods were separated and stored for future use. When the seeds from these pods were sown in the subsequent planting season, these plants matured faster with a greater number of bunched pods vis-à-vis the check varieties. He wanted to observe if his selection was just by chance or there was some uniformity in the quality and yield. He was finally able to see his variety stabilizing, after eight years in 1995. The seeds were then joyfully distributed to farmers in the neighboring tribal areas for their feedback. The farmers were happy to report that the variety was luscious and high yielding.
Jitabhai Kodarbhai Patel, aged 64, grows several crops in his six acres of lan : Indian bean, cotton, wheat, castor, Lucerne and Soya bean.. He was awarded the National award at the “10th National Grassroots Innovation and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Awards” by the NIF in 2019.
Keisham Thoibi Devi
The Animakhai Chabi Traditional Cauliflower Variety
Keisham Thoibi was successful in selecting a high yielding and early maturing seed variety of cauliflower. The new variety had all the desirable traits like earliness, pest-resistance, tolerance to diseases, and creamy white-colored curd.
The improved variety is sown in the first week of July. It
produces a narrow elliptically shaped compact, creamy- white colored curd. With partially covered leaves, the average curd weight is 750g. Due to its vigour, earliness, and taste, the variety commands a higher market price. The validation at Central Agricultural University, Imphal, has confirmed all of the aforesaid features and also justified its higher than normal market price. Registration for ownership of the variety by innovator has also been filed with the PPV&FR Authority, New Delhi
Keisham Thoibi Devi’s in-laws had given her some cauliflower seeds 20 years ago. After seeing her harvest give higher yield and compact white curds, she was intrigued by the seeds. She decided to carefully select such seeds and isolate them for subsequent trials. On further close observation and care, she was able to further narrow down to a specific set of seeds that had the desirable traits described above. She was finally able to see her variety stabilize in 1998.
She then decided to share her success story with her neighbors and relatives in 2005. Gradually, farmers from Langpok, Thiyam, and Nambol areas of Manipur became major beneficiaries of the variety. Its earliness and compactness have been major boosters for its acceptability amongst the farmers.
Keisham Thoibi Devi, aged 51, has always experimented with traditional crop varieties. She also chooses the organic way of growing crops. She likes integrating several crops like cauliflower, rice, and cabbage in her farming.
Dattatraya Nanasaheb Kale
Sarita Seedless and Nanasaheb Purple Seedless: Improved Varieties of Black Grapes
Dattatraya developed two new seedless varieties of black grapes viz., Sarita and Nanasaheb purple. They have been selected from the naturally occurring clone of the Sharad seedless grape variety. Having a unique taste, they come as large-sized berries with higher sugar content of 18 to 20 Brix. In 1984, Dattatraya observed a naturally occurring mutated version of the Sharad variety. It was rich in color and bigger in size too. He, therefore, chose to graft the clone over the rootstock of dog ridge grapes variety for evaluating its performance parameters of color, size, and taste. He continued to draft more such grapes for three years till 2003. After being satisfied with how well the cloned variety performed, he gave this new variety a name, Sarita Seedless Variety, after his mother, Sarita Kale. This variety also has a higher market value due to elongated berries, high yield and high bunch weight.
After a few years, he happened to observe another clone among the Sarita seedless variety. This time the berries were oval with a diameter of 25 mm. He began grafting the clone separately just as he’d done with the clone of the Sharad variety. He named this new variety as Nanasaheb purple seedless variety in 2008. Nanasaheb has a distinctive litchi flavor to it, more pulp and higher sugar content of more than 24 Brix. Further, it also comes with a thin purple peel with a tinge of white-colored pulp. This variety is valued for its export potential as it is used in making raisins.
The experts from KVK, Solapur, Maharashtra, after evaluation, unanimously concluded that both the varieties have been extensively adopted by the growers. The profit margins of the farmers increased on account of their size, color, and flavor. The varieties have been disseminated and diffused in the four states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Thesecover 21000 hectares of which 90% is found in Maharashtra. Solapur and Nashik areas of Maharashtra are major districts (covering over 17000 hectares) where Sarita seedless variety is grown. An application to register both the farmer’s varieties has been filed by the NIF-India with the PPV&FR Authority, New Delhi.
Dattatraya Nanasaheb Kale, 55, continues in his father’s footsteps to grow grapes. His father, the late Nana Saheb Kale is credited with developing the Sharad seedless grapes variety in the 1980s. Dattatraya, today, owns 25 acres of vineyard and is known to grow myriad varieties of grapes. He has established a nursery which he uses to sell his seedless grafts and spread the word about his innovation. His raisins produced from the Nanasaheb seedless variety enjoy high demand.
Roshan Lal
Herbal Preparation for The Control of Insect Pests in Crops
Roshan Lal, 54, has prepared an herbal-based insecticide to rein in the damage caused by pests and insects to crops like wheat, barley, and vegetables. Insect pests can cause irreparable damage to vegetables by eating into them either at the budding or at the post-harvest stage.
For this, Roshan has developed a decoction by mixing the bark & leaves of one plant with the leaves & fruits of another. The extract, when given in low doses, is effective in controlling sucking and borer insects. Lal has been using this extract in wheat and vegetables like okra, cauliflower, brinjal for a decade or so. Moreover, this herbal medicine can be stored for five to six months without any loss to its effectiveness.
NIF, in collaboration with the Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, validated and vetted the practice of using herbal medicines to control insect pests. This practice was found to be successful against both borer and sucking pests of Okra for all three doses.. In addition to this, the decoction didn’t affect pollinators like honeybees, and other insects like ladybird beetles and spiders. There were also no side-effects like Phyto- toxicity at any of the three doses tested.
Roshan Lal, aged 54, has been involved in farming right from his childhood daysHeloves experimenting with plants that have medicinal properties. This allows him to save money and invest constructively in other fruitful activities.
Due to IP reasons, details concerning the names of herbal plants have been withheld.
Jyotsna Mayee Patra
Herbal Preparation for Protecting Vegetables and Rice Against Insect Pests
Jyotsna was in class 8th when on a stroll through her garden she observed that the hedge around her rose plants was severely infested with insects. The plantsdecayed without flowering. There were climber plants too that were growing very close to the roots of the rose plants. After a few weeks, when she came back
again to check on the status of her infested rose plant, the infestations had disappeared completely. Intrigued by the observation, she understood that the decaying and decomposed climber fruits had helped the rose plants by killing the insect pests that were rotting away at the roots.
She looked for similar climbers in her village and sought to transplant them near the infected roots. She expanded it to rice fields and was surprised to see her insect pests including soil insects disappear at a remarkable pace. Since then, she has been protecting her rice fields and garden using this method.
The concoction prepared out of the climber fruits can be used as a solution and sprayed onto the rice fields/ vegetable gardens. Another option is to use it as a powder and bury it directly into the soil for maximum control as soils have better retention capacity. However, given the poisonous nature of the insecticide, proper care ought to be taken while using it. Protective gears are a must.
Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, validated against insect pests of Okra. The results were satisfying against borer and sucking insect pests.
Jyotsna Mayee Patra, aged 18 now, is pursuing a course in Political Science. Along with her graduation, she wants to continue contributing through innovation and creativity in agriculture.
Due to IP reasons, details concerning the herbal plants have been withheld.
Kacharu Katara, Nathubhai, Rathubhai, Ramaji Bhimaji
Herbal Medication for Bloat
Kacharu has indigenously developed a herbal-based medicine for treating bloat commonly found in ruminants. Kacharu dilutes 50 g of dried leaf in 200 ml of water for treating the infected ruminant. This solution can be orally administered once a day.
As a measurement of the medicine’s effectiveness, the abdominal girth reduced in just 30 minutes and motility was back to normal in just 90 minutes.
Kacharu Katara, 76, is a traditional healer of livestock. He also loves to farm in his 4-acre land. His free of charge treatment of the livestock has not only made him a highly sought-after livestock healer but has also earned him goodwill.
Due to IP reasons, details concerning the herbal plants have been withheld.
Vijay Ram
Herbal Medication for Bloat
Clinically, bloats manifest themselves in the form of an enlarged abdomen caused due to excessive fluid or gas. Other indications could be motility and breathlessness.
Vijay advocates using 25g of dried herbal powder for treating the infected ruminant.
It must be administered twice a day for two days for quick recovery.
Vijay Ram, 79, is a fifth-grade dropout. He earns his livelihood from agricultural activities and has been involved in the practice of treating livestock since childhood.
Due to IP reasons, details concerning the herbal plants have been withheld.
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