HAND RIDGER
Back ground
Making furrow/ ridges between crops planted in line by shovel is a very drudgery prone activity. It also consumes time more. So, a manually operated hand ridger developed for making ridges easily.
Technology description (Technical)
It consists of ridger and pulling beam with T- type handle. Field needs to be well prepared for getting better performance of equipment for making ridges/furrows. The equipment is operated by two women workers, one for pulling and another for pushing and guiding.
How it is women friendly?
- It avoids the bending posture during the operation.
- Very light in weight.
Performance:
330 m2/h
Locale of dissemination/ application:
Small and marginal farmers
Outcomes/impact/benefits:
- About 67% saving in cardiac cost of worker per unit output with the ridger in comparison to the traditional method of making ridges.
- It avoids bending posture, which is generally adopted in traditional method with short handled tools for making ridges.
- Productivity of worker doubles with the equipment than traditional practice.
Limitations if any
Two persons are required to operate
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Source (author/organization):
Dr. S. P. Singh, ICAR-CIWA, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Developed/tested/refined:
Developed and tested
Year and purpose:
2009-12, To reduce the drudgery and increase the work efficiency
Cost:
Rs. 800
Patent/Commercialization:
Nil
Weather further study/ modification are required or not:
Modification needed for single handed operation