Seed Sowing Tool for Vegetable Nursery

Seed Sowing Tool for Vegetable Nursery

Project carried at Dharma Technologies Tumkuru Karnataka Student’s Best Innovation Award from Government of Karnataka Responsibilities Research, POC, Prototyping, ROI Analysis.

Current Scenario in Nurseries

Task analysis for Seeding in Pro Trays

Take Empty Pro Tray

Fill the Empty Pro Tray with wet and nutritious soil

Make Holes in wet mud using bare fingers

Fill with seeds one by one

Photo credits: concerned authorities (IIHR)etc...

User use to carry this complete action in cross legged or position as shown in the image

Automation as solution!

The way it works Step 2 Switch on conveyor and place pro tray filled with wet mud

Step 3 Prepare another Pro tray and place next to first portray

This operations continue

Step 1

Fill the Pro Tray with we mud

Conveyor and Dribbler starts rolling, Seeds get sucked in dispensing mechanism

By the time Protray reaches seed dispenser rotates

Seeds gets dispensed after aligning to pro tray Step 3

Current Indian Agriculture Scenario

»» Growth of Population »» Rapid transition of population to the cities. »» Low land holding capacity of Indian farmer. »» An acute shortage of labor on the field. »» Monetary issues of Indian farmer. »» Use of non-modern agriculture equipment for Indian conditions. »» Uneven weather condition »» Growing de-fertility of land by heavy use of the chemicals and pesticides etc. »» Acute shortage of Power Supply.

Change in Strategy Few loop holes, we went with semi automatic Poor Indian Farmer

Rapid population growth & transition of population to cities

Low land holding capacity of farmers

Can’t afford High cost of Agricultural Equipments

Acute shortage of Labors on field

Highly Productive and less capital investment

Uneven Weather Conditions

Can’t be relayed on Solar Panel

Semi Automatic Seed Sowing tool One time dibbling for the whole Pro tray

Whole pro tray is filled with seeds at a time

Air Suction

Pro tray track Seed storage

Few Interesting Facts from Nursery Plantation Owner 1 lakh investment 1acre Different vegetable nurseries 15 lakh rupees profit 90% of healthy nursery plants 1.5 cores plants per year Payment to buy plants in advance, to the nursery plantation owner

Return On Investment Calculation (ROI)