List of gender friendly technologies developed at ICAR-CIWA:
Six ‘F’ model for gender mainstreaming in horticultural crops
- Helps in generating ‘6Fs’ of sustainability namely food, fodder, fuel, feed, fibre and finance
- Mango based, guava based, minor fruit based, coconut based, cashew based and horti-silvi pastoral based models intercropped with fruits and vegetables
Hand operated maize dehusker-cum-sheller
- Gender-friendly on-farm model capable of dehusking and shelling maize cobs
- Provides employment to three persons
- Grain obtained from the equipment can be used as seed for sowing
- Can also be operated with single-phase 370 W (0.5 hp) or 740 W (1hp) electric motor
Finger guard
- For plucking of flowers
- Increases work efficiency and reduces palm and finger injury
- Cost INR 150/-
Weaning Mix
- Prepared from sweet potato (Gourie variety, rich in vitamin A), green leaves (amaranths) and potato
- Roasted flake powder + roasted wheat powder + pulses (green gram dal + Bengal gram dal) + sesame seeds powder are used as a base for weaning mix
- 100g of weaning mix provides 456 kcal energy, 10.86% of protein and 84.54mg of Beta carotene
Water bag
- Used for carrying water in difficult terrains
- Light weight and convenient to carry
- About 151 of water can be carried at a time
- Made from locally available material such as plastic jerry can and synthetic leather
- Cost INR 230/-
Protective clothing
- For male and female pesticide applicators
- Reduces the health hazards caused by chemical pesticides
Gender sensitive extension model
- Enhanced access to extension services
- Inculcates the habit of record keeping
- Identification of farm related problems and seeking solutions from scientists
- Improvement in establishing linkages with development agencies to bring progress to the villages
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