भाकृअनुप - केन्द्रीय कृषि अभियांत्रिकी संस्थान, भोपाल
ICAR - Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal
Farm Implements and Machinery
About AICRP
All India Coordinated Research Project on Farm Implements and Machinery (AICRP-FIM) was started during the V Five Year Plan period (vide letter No. 26(10)/73-AE dated 21st May, 1975) with six centres with IARI, New Delhi as the coordinating centre. The Coordinating Cell of the scheme was shifted to CIAE, Bhopal in September, 1977. The project expanded its horizon over different regions of India during different Five Year Plans. The project continues to function in XII Five Year Plan (vide ICAR letter No. A.Engg./6/4/2011/IA-II(AE) dated 1st January, 2015) with total plan outlay of Rs. 7178 lakh at 25 centres. The centres are engaged in five different activities namely research and development, prototype manufacturing, prototype feasibility testing, front line demonstration and custom hiring of improved farm implements and machinery.
Mandate/Major programme/Mission
To identify the mechanization gaps and future needs of improved farm equipment and machinery for different agro-climatic regions, crops and operations, and to conduct research and development, prototype production, feasibility testing, front line demonstration and promote custom hiring of farm equipment and machinery to bridge identified mechanization gaps.
Objectives
The objectives of the AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery are as follows:
- To design, develop, test and adopt improved farm implements and machinery for different agro-climatic regions, crops and operations suitable for animate, mechanical and electric power sources to increase crop production and land and labour productivity.
- To manufacture the required number of units in Prototype Manufacturing Workshop of selected improved and proven designs of farm implements and machinery for their multi-location feasibility trials and promotional programmes.
- To conduct feasibility testing of prototypes of proven designs of farm implements and machinery on farmer’s fields, selected from different regions for adoption under local conditions with a view to bridge the identified mechanization gaps.
- To conduct frontline demonstration of new designs of farm implements and machinery selected from different regions on farmer’s fields to test their efficacy for adoption and popularization under local conditions with a view to bridge the identified mechanization gaps.
- To establish linkages with manufacturers by involving them in development process of farm machines and their production technology for the manufacture of improved farm implements.
- To train rural youth and entrepreneurs in custom hiring services of improved farm implements and machinery.
Thrust Area
- Mechanization study and database development for agricultural machinery and manufacturers.
- Design, development and commercialization of farm implements.
- Multiplication of R&D products at Prototype Manufacturing Workshops (PMWs) for multi-location trials.
- Prototype feasibility testing and front-line demonstration of improved farm implements and machinery.
- Farm machinery management for efficient and optimum utilization of available agricultural machinery.
- Promoting custom hiring services through entrepreneurship for use of high capacity farm equipment.
- Streamlining of testing procedure, training of engineers and conducting testing of farm equipment for standardization and quality control in farm equipment manufacturing.
Contact Us
Dr K N Aggrawal
Project CoordinatorICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering,
Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal – 462 038
Phone : 0755-2521163
Email : Kamal.Agrawal@icar.gov.in
List of centres
Cooperating Centres of AICRP on FIM
| S. No. | Name of Centre | Principal Investigator & Location | Phone,
Fax No., E-mail address |
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| 1. | ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal | Dr. Chetan Kumar Sawant Scientist & Principal Investigator (FIM), Agricultural Mechanization Division ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Nabi-bagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal – 462038 (M.P.) |
Tel: +91-755-2521230 E-mail: Chetankumar.Sawant@icar.gov.in |
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| 2. | TNAU, Coimbatore | Dr. D. Manohar Jesudas Head, Agricultural Machinery Research Centre&Principal Investigator (FIM Project), College of Agril. Engg., Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641003 (T.N.) |
Telefax: 91-422-2457576 Fax: 91-422-2431672(Dean) Mob: 91-9443373642 E-mail: zrc@tnau.ac.in; manohar.dmj@gmail.com |
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| 3. | PAU, Ludhiana | Dr. G S Manes Principal Investigator (FIM Project), Department of Farm Machinery & Power Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana – 141004 (Punjab) |
Telefax: 91-161-2408684, Fax: 91-161-2402896, 2402456 Mob: 91-9815959515 E-mail: manesgs@rediffmail.com; |
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| 4. | MPKV, Rahuri | Er. T.B. Bastewad Professor & Principal Investigator (FIM Project), Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri–413722, Distt. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) |
Telefax: 91-2426-243219, Fax : 91-2426-233326 Mob: 91-9423342941 E-mail: fimmpkv@gmail.com; bastewadtb71@gmail.com |
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| 5. | PJTSAU, Hyderabad | Dr. P Sudhakar Reddy Senior Scientist (Ag. Engg.) & I/c Head, Agricultural Research Institute, FIM Scheme, Prof. Jaya Shankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500030(Telangana) |
Telefax : 91-40-24018277, Mob: 91-8106211166 E-mail: fimscheme@gmail.com; psrfim@gmail.com |
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| 6. | ICAR-RCNEH, Barapani | Er. Huidrom Dayananda Singh Scientist (FMP) & Principal Investigator (FIM Project), Division of Agril. Engg. ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam (Barapani) – 793103, Shillong (Meghalaya) |
Tel: 91-364-2570276 Fax: 91-364-2570213 Mob: 91-7065234979 & 07004464599 E-mail : dayamangang@gmail.com |
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| 7. | MPUAT, Udaipur | Dr. G S Tiwari Principal Investigator (FIM Project) Dept. of Farm Machinery and Power Engg., College of Technology & Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur- 313001 (Rajasthan) |
Tel: 91-294-2470119 Fax: 91-294-2471056 Mob: 91-9413208577 E-mail:tiwarigsin@yahoo.com |
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| 8. | IIT, Kharagpur | Dr. V K Tewari Professor & Head Deptt. of Agril. & Food Engg. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur – 721302 (West Bengal) |
Tel: 91-3222-283152(O), 283153(R) Fax: 91-3222-282244, 283152 Mob: 91-9434014171 E-mail: prof.vktewari@gmail.com |
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Tel: 91-1662-231171-73 Fax: 91-1662-284304, 240255 Mob: 91-9416397798 E-mail: mukeshjainhisar@rediffmail. com |
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| 10. | JAU, Junagadh | Dr. KB Jhala Principal Investigator (FIM Project), Department of Farm Machinery & Power, College of Agril. Engg. & Tech., JAU, Junagadh – 362001 (Gujarat) |
Tel: 91-285-2672133, 0285-2672080-90 Ext. 463, 390, Fax.: 91-285-2671018 Mob: 91-9427212945 E-mail: jhalakb1960@yahoo.com; jhalakb@jau.in ; fim2015@jau.in |
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| 11. | ICAR-IISR, Lucknow | Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh Head, Engineering Division & Principal Investigator (FIM Project), ICAR - Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research Lucknow – 226002 (Uttar Pradesh) |
Tel: 91-522-2480735, 2459091(R) Fax: 91-522-2480738 (Dir.) Mob: 91-9415780095 E-mail: aksingh8375@gmail.com |
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| 12. | BAU, Ranchi | Dr. Uttam Kumar Principal Investigator (FIM Project), Deptt. of Agril. Engg., Birsa Agril. University, Kanke, Ranchi – 834006 (Jharkhand) |
Tel: 91-651-2450622 Fax: 91-651-2450850, 2450073 Mob: 91-9470956961 E-mail : uttam.bauranchi@gmail.com; uttamkumar@bauranchi.org |
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| 13. | OUAT, Bhubaneswar | Dr. P. L. Pradhan Principal Investigator (FIM Project) College of Agril. Engg., Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar – 751003 (Odisha) |
Tel: 91-674-2561425 Fax: 91-674-2562360, 2407780 Mob: 91-9437184342 E-mail: plp_ouat@yahoo.co.in |
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| 14. | ANGRAU, Guntur | Er. G. Veeraprasad Assistant Professor (FMP) AICRP on FIM College of Agricultural Engineering (CAE), Bapatla – 522101, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) |
Tel: 91-8643-222851 Fax: 91-8643-224068 Mob: 91-9848186842 E-mail: veeraprasad18@gmail.com; fimbapatla2015@gmail.com |
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| 15. | RAU, Pusa | Dr. PK Pranav Associate Professor & Principal Investigator (FIM Project), College of Agricultural Engineering Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur - 848125 (Bihar) |
Telefax: 91-6274-240270 Fax: 91-6274-240255 Mob: 91-9436228995 & 8131871910 E-mail: pkjha78@gmail.com; pkpranav@rpcau.ac.in & pi.fim@rpcau.ac.in |
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| 16. | IGKV, Raipur | Dr. R. K. Naik Associate Professor (SS) (Farm Machinery & Power), SVCAET & RS, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Raipur – 491012 (Chhattisgarh) |
Telefax: 91-771-2443035 Mob: 91-7470986744 E-mail: rknaik1@rediffmail.com |
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| 17. | JNKVV, Jabalpur | Dr. Atul Kumar Shrivastava Professor & Head, Dept. of Farm Power & Machinery, College of Agricultural Engineering, Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur – 482004 (M.P.) |
Tel: 91-761-2353807(O), Fax: 91-761-2353314, Mob: 91-9424308109, E-mail: atul_jnkvv@yahoo.com |
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| 18. | KAU, Thrissur | Dr. Shaji James P Professor & Principal Investigator (FIM Project), Kelappaji College of Agril. Engg. & Tech., KAU, Tavanur- 679573 (Kerala) |
Tel: 91-494-2686214 Fax: 91-494-2686009 Mob: 91-9447924629 E-mail: shajijames.p@kau.in; shajijamesp@gmail.com |
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| 19. | Dr. PDKV, Akola |
Er. A.V. Gajakos |
Tel: 91-724-2258405 Fax: 91-724-258219 Mob: 91-9421136163 E-mail: avgajakos@gmail.com |
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| 20. | UAS, Raichur | Dr. Sushilendra Principal Investigator (FIM Project), College of Agril. Engg. University of Agril. Sciences P.B. No 329, Lingasugur Road Raichur- 584101 (Karnataka) |
Tel: 91-8532-221480 Fax: 91-8532-220079 Mob: 91-9448933556 E-mail: ersushilendra@gmail.com |
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| 21. | SHUATS, Allahabad | Dr. Sheen C. Moses Principal Investigator (FIM Project), Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science, Allahabad – 211007 (Uttar Pradesh) |
Telefax: 91-532-2684394 Mob: 91-9565399485, 7388932829, 9918293503 E-mail: sheencmoses@yahoo.com; sheen.moses@shiats.edu.in; rana_aalam@yahoo.com |
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| 22. | ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi | Dr. C. S. Sahay Principal Investigator (FIM Project), Division of FM & PHT ICAR - IGFRI, Jhansi-Gwalior Road, Pahuj Dam Jhansi - 284003 (Uttar Pradesh) |
Tel: 91-510-2730148 (R) Fax: 91-510-2730833 Mob: 91-9415945695 Email:sahaycs@yahoo.com; |
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| 23. | CAU, Imphal | Dr. S K Satpathy Principal Investigator (FIM Project), College of Agril. Engg. & Post-Harvest Technology, Central Agricultural University, Ranipool, Gangtok – 737135 (Sikkim) |
Tel: 91-3592-251044, 251359 (Dean) Fax: 91-3592-251390 (Dean) Mob: 91-9475710905 Email: sangramkishorsatpathy@gmail.com |
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| 24. | AAU, Jorhat | Er. Manas Jyoti Barooah Principal Investigator (FIM Project), Deptt. of Agril. Engg. Assam Agricultural University Jorhat – 785013 (Assam) |
Tel: 91-376-2340102 Fax: 91-376-2320939, Mob: 91-9435246653 Email:mbarooah15@gmail.com |
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| 25. | UAS, Bangalore | Dr. P. Thimme Gowda Senior Farm Superintendent & Principal Investigator AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery, Zonal Agricultural Research Station, V.C. Farm, Mandya - 571405 (Karnataka) |
Tel: 91-8232-277275 Fax: 91-8232-277966, Mob: 91- 9972067066 Email: thimmegowdap@gmail.com fim.uasb@gmail.com |
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Prominent Technologies Developed
Tractor Operated Check Basin Former
A tractor operated check basin former has been developed at MPKV, Rahuri in 2014 to form check basins for sowing of berseem/lucerne and onion crops. It consists of scrapper, collector and distributor mounted on a common frame and V- shape blade attached to front of the basin former. The machine scraps, collects and distributes the collected soil uniformly to form side bunds and cross bunds at regular interval of 6 m in a single pass. It can be easily raised/lowered for bund formation with the help of tractor three point linkage systems. The machine saves INR 1425/ha (32%) and 96 % in cost of operation and time respectively as compared to conventional manual method. The cost of machine and cost of operation is INR 70000 and INR 3075/ha, respectively.
Tractor Operated System for Controlled Level Puddling
A tractor operated system for controlled level puddling has been developed at TNAU, Coimbatore in 2016. The system uses a commercially available laser transmitter, receiver and control box. The receiver is mounted on top of a mast fitted to a rotary tiller. The laser guided controlled puddling operations proved very beneficial in terms of leveled puddled hard pan and also succeed in efficient mechanical transplanting. Controlled puddling helps in maintaining the depth of operation of the puddling machinery by using laser level controller to improve productivity and to reduce water consumption. The cost of machine and cost of operation is INR 400000 and INR 2300/ha, respectively.
Power Tiller Operated Inclined Plate Planter
A light weight power tiller operated 3 row incline plate planter has been designed and developed at RCNEH, Barapani in 2013 for sowing maize, soybean and pea crops in terraces and valley lands of NEH region. The power is transmitted from ground drive wheel to seed feed shaft through chain, sprockets and a set of bevel gears. The row to row spacing of the planter is adjustable by sliding the furrow openers on tool bar. Different crops can be sown by changing seed plates and by changing the transmission ratio. Saving of 52% in cost of sowing, 92% in labour and 85% in time for sowing in terrace condition as compared to manual sowing behind country plough. The cost of machine and cost of operation is INR 12,000 and INR 1,600/ha, respectively.
Tractor Operated Small Seed Planter
A tractor operated six row planter has been developed at PAU, Ludhiana in 2015 for planting small seeds like onion. It consists of metering mechanism, seed hopper for each row, furrow openers and three point hitch system. The metering plate is made of plastic. The row to row spacing of the machine is 150 mm whereas plant to plant spacing can be changed either by changing the plate with different number of notches or by changing the sprockets. The sowing is done on beds having top width of 1.0 m to suit vegetable digger for digging the crop. There was a saving of about 50% in cost of operation and 81% in labour requirement as compared to traditional method of onion sowing. The cost of machine is INR 80,000.
Tractor Operated Garlic Planter
A tractor mounted garlic planter has been developed at PAU, Ludhiana in 2015. It consists of seed metering plate, seed hopper, agitator and seed covering device. Metering plate consists of 14 spring loaded spoons mounted on the side periphery of a disc. The garlic planter is evaluated for sowing garlic (Punjab Garlic 1 variety) on 1.0 m wide beds. A cam is provided to open the spoon before it enters into seed hopper. Saving of 82% in labour requirement as compared to manual planting. The cost of machine and Labour requirement is INR 150,000 and 81man-h/ha, respectively.
Tractor Operated Turmeric Rhizome Planter
A three row tractor operated turmeric rhizome planter has been designed and developed at TNAU, Coimbatore in 2015 for making ridges and planting of turmeric rhizome. The planter consists of three ridger bottoms and planting mechanism for planting on one side of the ridges in one pass. Three rows can be planted at a time at required spacing. The row to row spacing of the planter is adjustable. The machine saves 500 kg/ha seed rhizomes, 51% in cost of operation and 88% in labour requirement as compared to manual planting. The cost of machine and cost of operation is INR 70,000 and INR 4000/ha, respectively.
Tractor operated seeder for mat type paddy nursery
A tractor operated seeder for mat type paddy nursery has been developed by PAU, Ludhiana centre to lay a polythene sheet and preparing of one meter wide soil bed with simultaneous uniform seed placement. This machine consists of two cutting units, soil conveyor unit, A screw conveyor, soil sieving system, soil metering unit, weight cum depth controlling roller, wheels, seed metering unit and ground wheel. The machine cuts, convey, sieve and meter the soil on the polythene sheet along with proper seed placement by seed metering unit. The power for rotating drives was taken from PTO and machine was attached to the tractor drawbar at a single point of hitch for pulling. The overall adequate seed spread and soil mat thickness was 92 % and 88.9 % respectively at a forward speed of 1.7 km/h. Field capacity of the machine was 0.11ha/h.
Low cost microcontroller based precision planter for Maize and Cotton
The Maize and cotton are two important crops. The cost of the cotton seed is very high and requires to be sown precisely. Single seed must be placed to reduce seed wastage and input cost. Generally, planters are required for planting mechanically which are driven by attaching a ground wheel which operates through gears and chains and ground wheel. Skidding of the ground wheel alters the seed rate of the seed drill and planter. To overcome these problems as well as to improve precision of seed metering mechanism, PJTSAU, Hyderabad centre developed a low cost microcontroller based precision planter for Maize and Cotton. The average missing index, multiple index and quality feed index of microcontroller operated planter is 6.6%, 10%, and 83.4% compared to 20.3 %, 23.3 %, and 56.4 % of ground wheel operated planter. The field efficiency and effective field capacity of microcontroller operated planter is 0.35 ha h-1 and 77.7%. The fuel consumption of microcontroller operated planter is 3.5 l h-1.
Multi row rotary weeder attachment to Ride on rice transplanter
A multi row rotary weeder was developed at TNAU, Coimbatore centre. It is used as an attachment to the riding type rice transplanter to increase the field capacity, reduce the labour requirement and drudgery in weeding operation. The weeder consists of mainframe, gear box, main shaft, rotary weeding units, two floats and a tyne. Drive for the weeding unit is taken from the Power Take off (PTO) of the transplanter. Six rotary weeding units are mounted on the shaft whereas one more weeding unit is mounted behind the gear box. Totally 7 rows can be covered in a single pass of operation. The width of the rotary unit is 150 mm. The entire unit can be easily mounted and dismantled from the transplanter. The field capacity of the developed weeder was 2.5-3.0 ha day-1. The weeder saved 70% of time while 68% of cost of operation.
Small groundnut combine
A mini tractor operated small groundnut combine was developed at TNAU, Coimbatore centre. The combine consists of digging unit, plant conveyor, power transmission system, groundnut pod stripper and pod collection box. A straight blade suitable for both flat as well as raised bed system of groundnut cultivation was adopted. The conveyor unit consists of a pair of endless chain conveyor with sprockets. The stripping system is having two rotating drums in opposite direction for stripping of groundnut pods. A box was mounted below the stripping unit for the collection of stripped groundnut pods. The digging efficiency and stripping efficiency were observed to be 97 and 60 per cent, respectively.
Self-propelled small maize harvester
A self propelled walk behind maize harvester was developed at TNAU, Coimbatore centre and used for snapping the maize cobs from the maize plants and simultaneously cutting the plants. The harvester consists of pair of spiral lugged rollers, two horizontal rotary blades, two star wheels, plant guide rods, cob collection box, two depth control wheels and a prime mover. The field capacity of the harvester was 0.19 ha h-1 and the cost of operation of the maize harvester was Rs.2842 per hectare. The saving in cost of operation, time and labour were found to be 25, 96 and 91 per cent, respectively.
Tractor operated turbo bund former for mulched fields
PAU, Ludhiana centre has been developed a Tractor operated turbo bund former for mulched fields. The tractor operated turbo bund former for mulched fields was developed at PAU, Ludhiana centre. It consists of mulcher, rotavator and bund former unit operating simultaneously all together. The discs were kept just behind the rotavator to carry the tilled soil and pile it in form of a bund. The discs had concavity of 100 mm from centre of the disc to allow easy flow of soil and guide it without sticking to its surface. Discs were inclined at 45 degree (disc angle) to smoothly cut through the soil and residue. This made a wider disc opening width towards the rotavator facing side while narrower at the rear. The effective field capacity of developed tractor operated bund former was found to be 1.28 ha/h at forward travel speed of 1.5 km/h. There was 77.78 % saving in labour over the conventional bund forming method.
Tractor operated potato digger cum collector
A tractor operated potato digger with collection mechanism is developed by AICRP on FIM (PAU, Ludhiana centre). The machine performs three operations i.e. digging of potato tubers (two rows), separation of potatoes from soil and collection of potatoes in the collection unit. The effective working width of the machine was 104 cm. This machine was performed best at forward speed of 1.5 km/h and blade depth of 14 cm for both soil types. The results obtained were cut (0.68%), bruised (1.96%), fuel consumption (4.27 l/h) and collection (98.78%) for sandy loam soil and cut (0.71%), bruised (1.95%), fuel consumption (4.68 l/h) and collection (98.73%) for loamy soil. The average field capacity and output capacity at the above mentioned forward speed and blade depth were 0.12 ha/h, 2698 kg/h for sandy loam soil and 0.112 ha/h, 2685 kg/h for loamy soil.
