6. Benefits of Drudgery Reduction
Decreased injury risk
Decreased mistakes/rework
Increased efficiency
Decreased lost work days
Decreased turnover
Improved morale
11. When standing for long periods of time,
rest one foot on a sturdy object above
floor height and switch legs periodically
Stand with weight evenly distributed
between feet.
Alternate posture movements
18. SPROUTER
Method
Device contains three containers .
Lower container filled with water
Two container contain the pulses
Soaked overnight.
Required moisture is obtained by the pulses
By capillary action.
Lower container should be half filled with water
Advantage
Convenient and hygienic method of sprouting
Less time is taken for uniform sprouting.
Cost: Approx. Rs 200-250/-
19. SERRATED STEEL KNIFE
Advantages:
Serrated edges remain sharp for longer Period.
Improved knives are made up of steel which Do not rust.
Steel blade of knife do not stain or brown fruits Vegetables.
Lesser chances of getting injury due to serrated Edges.
20. STEEL GRATER
Advantages
Holes of different sizes
Rust proof and does not discolour the grated food
Easy to clean
Use a toothbrush to clean the smaller holes
21. Pressure Cooker
Advantages
The total cooking time in a pressure
cooker gets reduced to one-third
Constant attention while cooking is not
required.
Fuel requirements is reduced to about
half.
Saves loss of nutrients.
Saves labour, time and money.
Food retains natural colour as the
duration of cooking time is very less.
22. PEELER
ADVANTAGES
Peels out the outer skin only while knife/sickle
scratches out pulp also.
Stainless steel is rust proof and does not
discolour the food Items.
It is easy to work and saves time and energy
It does not require sharpening.
Cost:
Approximately Rs.25-50/-
23. Vegetable Chopper and Onion Chopper
Advantages;
Cuts the vegetables in less time
Causes less injury to fingers
Saves time and energy.
Cost:
Onion chopper
Rs.50-100/-
Vegetable chopper
Rs150-200/-
25. Cotton Apron
Type of farm operation:
For manual cotton picking, vegetable
harvesting and sugarcane harvesting
Width : 60 cm
Length : 58 cm above the knee
Wraps uniformly and is evenly distributed
over shoulders and waist.
Convenient in emptying the pick bag.
Cost ( in Rs.) -------: Rs.350/-
26. Gloves for Vegetable Harvesting
Salient features:
Long sleeves of gloves give protection to the
Skin of arms.
Provision of sticking belt makes possible to
adjust the glove to any size of hand and arm.
Saves from the cuts, wounds and injuries.
Cost:
Rs. 80/ to100/-
28. Overall dimensions, cm 150 x 42 x 100
Source of power One person
Crops for which machine is suitable All row crops except paddy
Machine function Inter culture
Wheel diameter, cm 40
No. of tines One for wheat and 3 for wider row
crops like maize, cotton etc.
Tine width, cm 13.5 (for wheat)
Provision for changing depth of
penetration
Holes provided in the shank
Weight, kg 7
Machine cost, Rs. 450.00
Salient features:
Suitable for interculture in row crops except paddy
It can be adjusted according to height
It has a light weight.
Wheel hand hoe is operated by push-pull action.
Wheel Hand Hoe: Weeder
29. Maize Sheller
Salient features:
Hand –operated tool to shell maize from dehusked lobs.
Made up of mild steel in octagonal shape with four
Tapered fins riveted to its inner periphery.
The sheller is held in left hand and cob in right hand
is inserted into it with forward and backward twist to
achieve the shelling.
Weight: 220gms
Cost: Rs 40/-
30. Hanging Type Cleaner With Sack Holder
Salient features:
Consists of main frame, grading screen, draper
rod, rubber grip over handle, shutter etc.
Four ropes are tied on the hooks provided on
main frame of cleaner and hand on any hook
attached to the ceiling.
The height of the cleaner from ground should
be at waist height.
It can clean 1quintal of grain in 1hour.
Cost : Rs.700/-
31. Overall Dimensions, cm 119 x 82 x 124
Weight, kg 26
Work Capacity, kg per
filling
20-25
Output, kg/h 200
Machine cost, Rs. 1400.00
Seed Treatment Drum
Salient features:
Consists of frame, handle and cylindrical drum
Cylindrical drum is mounted on the tripped stand.
Equipment provides safety to worker as direct
contact with che mical is avoided in addition to
avoiding
Bending posture and uniform mixing.
32. Improved Sickle
Salient features
long serrated blade
Light in weight
Less force is needed to sheer the grass
Handle fitting to grip
Sharpness of the serrated blade is long
lasting.
Cost: Rs. 60/- to 70/- per sickle
33. Useful features:
Designed as per the sitting height of
women.
Improves the work posture from
squatting to sitting.
Provision of wheels make the movement
easy without getting up time and again.
Can be made by local artisans at low
cost.
Cost :
Rs.150/-
Revolving Pehri
34. Protective Clothing for Pesticide
Application
Salient features:
For pesticide application and threshing period.
Pesticides enter the body through inhalation, dermal
absorption and ingestion.
Saves from Occupational health hazards like respiratory
problems, skin allergies, Irritation on skin, eye irritation etc.
and increase their work efficiency.
Cost: Rs.1300/-
