AICRP on Farm Implements and Machinery
XIth
Plan research Thrust Area
(i) Consolidations
of ongoing programmes and transfer of proven technologies.
(ii) Refinement
of existing designs of farm tools and equipment by using CAD facility and
involvement of manufacturers.
(iii) Development/adaptation
of equipment for:
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Precision
farming for enhancing input use efficiency in agriculture
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Mechanization
of fodder crops
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Mechanization
of vegetable and horticultural crops
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Mechanization
of cotton, sugarcane and maize crops
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Straw
management (collection, incorporation handling and mulching)
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Efficient
and precise application of plant protection chemicals.
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Mechanization
of seed production.
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Improving
versatility of power tillers
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Dry
land agriculture
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Oilseeds,
pulses and coarse cereals.
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Agricultural
operations performed by woman workers.
(iv)
Development
of high capacity energy efficient versatile machines and combination machinery
for increased labour productivity, reduced unit cost of operation, improved
timeliness of operation and suitable for custom hiring.
(v) Design
and development of farm tools and equipment at identified centers for hill
agriculture.
(vi) Conversion
of research prototypes to pre-production/manufacturing prototypes and
production of prototypes at PMWs for multi-location trials (approx. 6000
units).
(vii) To
strengthen R & D centers with instrumentation, data acquisition and
analysis facilities for systematic and reliable performance testing of
agricultural machines.
(viii
To conduct frontline
demonstration of improved farm implements and machinery in different regions,
(about 75 equipment in approx. 8000 ha area) for bridging the identified
mechanization gaps and to obtain feedback for design refinements.
(ix) To
promote custom hiring services through entrepreneurship development for use of
high capacity farm equipment to ensure timeliness of operation and reduction in
cost of operation.
(x) To
generate information on manufacturers, their product range and standard parts
used for the production of agricultural equipment in different regions of the
country.
On going Research/Training Activities
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A tractor/animal drawn manure spreader
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Refined plastic mulch machine suitable for groundnut and vegetable crops.
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Tractor operated pneumatic planter for lighter seed
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A tractor operated or self-propelled narrow row transplanter suitable for planning of onion.
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Tree shaker/limb shaker for mango crop
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A tractor operated sowing device for sowing of rice, maize, soybean, wheat, chickpea and sunflower under residue cover and controlled traffic condition.
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Technology for residue incorporated minimum tillage cultivation of rice and wheat.
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A tractor operated onion harvester
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A tractor-mounted baler with reaper attachment
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An attachment with straw combine for collection of the chopped straw with the trailer
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Power tiller operated equipment for vegetable cultivation
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Tractor operated two/three-row vegetable transplanter
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Air assisted sprayer sprayer
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Tractor mounted Z-type aerial access hoist
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Tractor mounted vegetable transplanter
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Tractor mounted banana sucker remover
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Self-propelled sprayer for Orchard crops
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Tractor mounted onion harvester
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Tractor mounted turmeric digger
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Tractor mounted shredder-cum-incorporator
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Tractor operated mechanical harvester
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Tractor mounted check-row cotton planter
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Power tiller operated automatic sugarcane planter
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Tractor operated sugarcane leaf stripper
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Self-propelled fodder harvester
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High capacity pigeon pea thresher
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Tractor mounted inclined plate planter
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Tractor mounted till planter, Zero till drill, Raised bed planter
Tractor
mounted zero-till drill
The
zero-till seed-fertilizer drill was developed to sow wheat directly in
rice-harvested fields without preparing the seedbed. It is a nine-row/11-row unit consisting of fluted rollers for
seed metering and agitators over adjustable openings for fertilizer metering.
The ground drive wheel supplies power through sprockets and chain for metering
of seed and fertilizer. The furrow openers
are of inverted ‘T’ type, spaced at 180 mm. The field capacity of the machine
is 0.3 ha/h with a field efficiency of 84%. The cost of machine is Rs.
22,000/-. The cost of operation by traditional method is Rs. 3,400/ha. The
machine saves Rs 1000-1500/ha.
Tractor mounted rotary tiller
Based on field studies,
tractor operated rotary tiller (rotavator) was promoted for preparing
seedbed in a single operation both in dry and wetland conditions. It is also
suitable for incorporating straw and green manure. Pulverizing of soil is more
uniform and better because impact of revolving blades of rotavator sheared the
soil and made the soil fine. The use of a rotavator leads to about 25-40%
saving in fuel 40-60% saving in time for preparation of soil for wheat sowing
as compared to the conventional tillage implements. It also saves about 20-30%
water through puddling for paddy transplanting. Its performance under combine
harvested wheat and paddy fields was highly satisfactory as compared to
conventional tillage equipment. The
field capacity of rotavator is 0.25 ha/h at forward speed of 2-3 km/h. The cost
of preparing field by conventional method is Rs. 2,500-3,000 per hectare as
against Rs. 1,200-1,500/ha by rotavator.
Tractor mounted vertical conveyor reaper
The machine is mounted in the front of a tractor and
is used for harvesting cereal crops like wheat and paddy. It cuts the crop,
conveys it vertically to one side and drops in a windrow for easy collection. The field capacity of the machine is 0.4 ha/h when operated at forward speed of
2.5-3.5 km/h. The cost of machine is Rs. 30,000/-. The cost of operation is
about Rs. 1000/- as against Rs. 2000/ha by traditional method.
Manually
operated low land rice seeder
The
pre-germinated low land rice seeder has four rows with 200 mm row-to-row
spacing. A lugged wheel is provided to
drive an agitator in the drums to facilitate easy flow of pre-germinated seeds. The machine floats on two skids.
Pre-germinated rice seeds are kept in four drums, which have peripheral openings
at two ends for seed discharge. The field capacity varied from 0.1 to 0.14
ha/h with labour requirement of 15-20 man-h/ha.. The traditional method requires a total of 964-1000 man-h/ha.
The cost of operation of the machine is Rs 135/ha as compared to Rs 205/ha by
the traditional method.
Self-propelled
vertical conveyor reaper
Self-propelled vertical
conveyor reaper is used for harvesting cereal crops like wheat and paddy. It
cuts the crop, conveys it vertically to one side and drops in a windrow for easy
collection. The field capacity of the machine is 0.15 - 0.17 ha /h. There is a saving of 90 –95% in labour, time
and cost of operation as compared to conventional method of manual harvesting
with sickle. The cost of machine is Rs. 70,000. The cost of operation is Rs.
650/ha with this machine as against Rs. 2000/ha by traditional method.
Tractor-drawn
pulverizing roller attachment
Pulverizing
roller attachment to cultivator with helical blades pulverizes the soil to a
greater degree and creates hardpan in the soil. Tractor-drawn pulverizing
roller attachment for cultivator is mounted at the back of the cultivator and
is used for puddling the soil quickly. The savings with this machine in fuel
& time are 20-35% and 20-30% respectively. Additionally, due to better
puddling, it saves 20-30 percent water requirement for paddy fields.. The pulverizing roller attachment costs Rs 4500/- and has a field
capacity of 0.4 ha/h.. It is able
to save Rs 900/ha in the cost of operation over the conventional method.
Self-propelled
rice transplanter
It
is suitable for transplanting paddy seedlings in puddled soils. The machine
consists of a 5 hp (3.7 kW) lightweight diesel engine, power transmission
system, mainframe, float and rice transplanting mechanism. The machine is
operated in high/low gear at about half to three fourth throttle depending upon
the field condition. For operating the machine in the field, tire ring from
front drive wheel and two rear wheels from the float are removed.. Depending upon the type of soil, the field
is puddled and left to settle for three days before transplanting. Machine uses
mat type seedlings and it can transplant 1.2-1.5 ha/day with the help of 5
persons by working at a speed of 1.1-1.5 km/h. It saves about 65% labour and
40% cost of operation as compared to manual transplanting. The cost of machine
is Rs. 5,000/-. The cost of operation is Rs. 2,000/ha as compared to Rs.
3,000/ha by traditional methods.
Axial flow sunflower
thresher
The thresher has an axial
flow system and the material flows parallel to the axis of the threshing
cylinder. It consists of threshing cylinder, concave, cylinder casing, cleaning
system, feeding hopper and blower frame..
The threshing portion has raised spikes.. The cleaning system consists of a centrifugal blower and three
sieves inclined at angle of 7 to 155o. The machine is operated by 5 kW motor and has a capacity of
8.0 q/h clean grains, with threshing efficiency is 99 percent. There is a saving
of 85% in labour, 75% in time and 30% in cost of operation. The cost of machine
is Rs. 60,000/- and it can thresh 60 t per year. The cost of operation of this
machine is Rs. 450/t and Rs. 1000/t with conventional method.
Tractor mounted set cutter planter for sugarcane
In traditional planting of sugarcane, farmers
cut sets manually and make furrows with spade or animal-drawn ridger for
planting them.. Wooden plank is
then used to smoothen the field. All
these unit operations are time consuming and cumbersome. This machine can cut whole sugarcane in to pieces of uniform
size, place it in the furrow prepared by ridger, sets are covered by soil and
pressed in one operation. The machine has provision for applying fertilizers
and chemical as an integral part..
It has a field capacity of 0.2 ha/h.
Initial cost of the unit is Rs 45,000/- and its cost of operation is Rs
2000/ha.Traditional hand cutting and
manual planting costs Rs 3300/ha..
Therefore, it saves Rs 1300/ha.
Maize
dehusker-cum-sheller
The PAU, Ludhiana centre has
developed two types of maize dehusker-cum-threshers namely spike tooth type
(modified version of wheat thresher) and axial flow type (modified version of
sunflower thresher) for threshing maize along with the husk. The percent
recovery of grain with the machine is 97 percent whereas in manual threshing it
is only 78.4%. There is a saving of about 60-70% in cost and about 90% in labour
as compared to the traditional methods. The cost of machine is Rs. 45,000/-.
Cost of operation of this machine is Rs. 500/t against Rs. 1500/t by traditional
method.
Self-propelled
power weeder
The manual method of
weeding has been found to be most effective but is subject to the availability
of cheap labour. In the coastal regions,
cost of manual weeding is about Rs 1750/ha. The
self-propelled power weeder has been found to be an efficient machine and the
cost of operation works out to Rs 1000/ha, resulting in the saving of Rs
750/ha. The speed of operation of power weeder varies from 2.3-2.5 km/h with the
effective working width of 550 mm.
Its field capacity ranges from 0.1 to 0.13 ha/h.
It saves 90% time in the operation and 30% in the cost of operation as compared
to manual weeding using khurpi. Initial cost of the weeder is Rs 70,000 and
it can command an area of 25 ha/year.
Tractor
mounted inclined plate planter
The
CIAE 6-row tractor mounted inclined plate planter has been adopted for sowing
intercrop on broad beds and a bed shaping/forming attachment has been added as
an integral part in the refined design of the planter. During field trials with
three rows of soybean and two rows of Pigeon Pea at 300 mm row-to-row spacing,
the field capacity was found to be 0.42 ha/h with an effective width of coverage
of 1850 mm. The machine has a field efficiency of 64% and its cost of operation
is Rs 1280/ha as compared to Rs 1560/ha by the conventional method.
Tractor
operated fodder harvester
PAU, Ludhiana centre has
developed and commercialized a flail type mower-cum-chopper for fodder crop
harvesting.. In a single operation,
the machine is capable of harvesting, chopping and loading of fodder crops such
as maize, Bajara, oats in a trailer, attached behind the machine.. The capacity of the machine is 0.20 ha/h at
a forward speed of 2.5-4.0 km/h. The cost of machine is Rs. 1,25,000/- and its
cost of operation is Rs. 1500/ha against Rs. 2000/ha by conventional method.
Tractor
mounted raised bed planter
A
bed-former-cum-seeder has been developed for sowing wheat. The machine can make
three beds in a single pass and the width of each bed is adjustable (35 to 45
cm). A planting attachment has also been made with the machine for sowing
maize, groundnut, cotton etc on the beds. This machine has 3 mould boards, 2
beds and a seeding mechanism to sow 2 or 3 rows of wheat on each bed
simultaneously.. A tractor of 45 hp (33
kW) is used to operate this machine..
It is provided with a shaper after the seeding tynes to shape and compact the
beds. It is operated at a forward speed of 2.5 to 3.5 km/h and its field
capacity is 0.26 ha/h. The cost of machine is Rs. 45,000/-. Early irrigation is
required for proper germination of wheat. The cost of operation is about Rs.
4500/ha as compared to Rs 3400/ha in the conventional method. The crop being
sown on beds, it saves about 20-30% water and 20% seeds.
Tractor
operated aero blast sprayer
It
is useful for spraying on horticultural trees and tall crop such as cotton,
sunflower, pigeon pea etc. The machine consists of a tank of 400 litres
capacity, pump, fan, control value, filling unit, spout adjustable handle and
spraying nozzles to release the pesticide solution in to a stream of air blast
produced by the centrifugal blower. The air blast distributes the chemical in
the form of very fine particles throughout its swath width, which is on one side
of tractor. The major portion of swath width is taken care of by the main blast
through the main spout and the supplement nozzles cover the swath area near the
tractor. The sprayer is mounted on the tractor 3-point linkage and is operated
by tractor PTO. Machine can cover about 1.7 ha/h at a speed of 1.5 km/h. The
rate of application can be varied from 100 to 400 l/ha depending upon the value
setting. Effective width of
operation is at a distance of 13 m..
The initial cost of the machine is Rs 70,000 and its cost of operation is Rs
500/ha as against Rs 700/ha by conventional methods.
Tractor
operated straw reaper (combine)
Straw cc
combine is used to recover wheat straw after combine
operation and is operated by a tractor. Straw collected by straw combine is cut
into pieces and collected in the trolley. Also some grains are collected along
with straw. The capacity of machine on an average is 0.4 ha/h while operating
at a speed of 2.5km/h and straw recovery is about 55-60%. Two persons are
required for its operation. The cost of operation is Rs. 1200/ha.. The machine can cover about 75-100 ha/year.
The quality of bhusa is comparable with mechanical thresher. There is an
additional grain recovery of 50-100 kg/ha. The cost of grain recovered is almost
equal to the amount paid for hiring the machine.. There are more than 50 manufacturers manufacturing straw
reaper and more than 5000 machines are in use with the farmers.
Principal Investigators and Location
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S. No. |
Name of Centre |
Principal
Investigator & Location |
Phone, Fax No. Email address |
Activities |
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R & D |
PMW |
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CIAE, Bhopal |
Dr. V V Singh,
Head,
Agril. Mechanization Division,CIAE, Nabi
Bagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal – 462038 |
Ph:
0755 - 2747894,,
2730980-85 (Extn..61))
E-mail: vvs@ciae.res .in |
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TNAU,
Coimbatore |
Dr. V M Duraisamy
PI(FIM), College of Agril. Engg., Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University, Coimbatore-
641 0033 |
Ph: 0422-6611204, 24221688 , AX:
0422-2431672,,
E-mail: vm_durai@yahoo.com
Mob:
944382308484 |
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PAU,
Ludhiana |
Dr. Jaskaran Singh
Sr.
Res. Engineer, Department
of Farm Power & Machinery, PAU,
Ludhiana - 1410044 |
0161-2408684(O),
2455433
FAX:
0161-2408684/24009455
Mob.:
098150671133 |
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MPKV,
Rahuri |
Dr. S B Ghadge |
Ph:02426-243219(O),
AX:02426-2433266, ob:
94220844744
E-mail fimmpkv@rediffmail.com |
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ANGRAU
Hyderabad |
Dr. Aum Sarma,
Prof.
& Headd, ICRP
on Farm Implements & Machinery,, |
Ph:
040-24018277(O,
FAX:040-24018277,
2401503131
Mob:
984830827777
E-mail
<aumsarma@gmail.com |
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NEH,H,
Barapanini |
Er.
M B Tamhankarr PI,
FIM scheme, Division of Agril. Engg., ICAR Res. Complex for NEH region,
Umroi Road, Barapani-793
103 |
Ph:
0364-2570276(O),AX:
0364 –25702888
E-mail
svghadge@rediffmail.com |
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IISR,R,
Lucknow |
Dr.
P R SinghDr.
P R Singhh PS & PI, AICRP on FIM,
Division
of Engg.. |
Ph: 0522-2480735,
FAX:
0522-2480738
Mob:
9415021475
E-mail:
prsingh153@rediffmail.com |
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BAU,U,
Ranchi |
Dr. Anil Kumar
PI, FIM Scheme |
Ph:
0651-2450622, AX:450850/2450073, E-mail :
anil_k_99@yahoo.com, |
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HAU,
Hisar |
Er.
N K Bansal, PI (FIM)) |
Ph:01662-231171-73, AX:
01622-234952, 2346133
E-mail: knbansal2003@yahoo.co.in |
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JNKV,
Jabalpur |
Er K B Tewari
PI (FIM), Dept. of Farm Power & Machinery |
Ph:
0761- 2353807(O), FAX:0761-2481719, 23971177
Mob:
9329373898
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IGFRI, Jhansi |
Sh. CS Sahay,
Scientist, Agril. Engg. Division, IGFRI,
Jhansi-Gwalior Road, Pahuj Dam |
Ph:
0517-2730908, 27312412731241 FAX: 0517-2730833
Mob: 9415945695 |
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GBPUAT,
Pantnagar |
Dr.
O P Gupta Senior
Research Officerr
G B Pant University of Agriculture &
Technology, Pantnagar- 263 145G B Pant University of Agriculture &
Technology, Pantnagar- 263 145 |
Ph: 05944-233380(O)
FAX:05944-233473,
23360808
E-mail:
omguptaop@rediffmail.com
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IIT,
Kharagpur |
Dr.
VK Tewari Prof. & PI,
FIM Project, Dept. of Agril. & Food Engg., IIT,
Karagpur-
721 30202 |
Ph: 03222-283152(O),), FAX:03222-255303, 282244 mob: 934014171
E-mail: prof.vktewari@gmail.com |
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KAU,
Tavanur |
Dr.
M Sivaswami Assoc.
professor & PI AICRP on FIM, Kelappaji College of Agril. Engg. &
Tech. KAU, vanur-
679 57373 |
Ph: 0494-2686214(O),), 2686140® 0 X:0494-2686009, mob: 947881823
E-mail
msivaswami@rediffmail.com |
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MPUAT,
Udaipur |
Dr.
Y C Bhatt, PI (FIM)M)
Farm
Machinery and Power Engg., College of Technology & Engineeringng,
haryana
Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology,
Udaipur- 313 001 |
Ph:
0294-2470119, 2417119(O), 2413433®3®
FAX:
0294-242044747
Mob:
941416843434
E-mail:
ycbhatt@bppl.net.in |
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AAU,
Jorhat |
Dr. P K Das Principal Invesigator (FIM)M), ptt. of Agril. Engg.g., sam Agril. University, Jorhat-785 013 |
Ph:
0376-2340102(O)O) FAX:0376-2320939, 2324044 Mob: 9435091443 |
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Dr. PDKV,
Akola |
Er. SM Bhende
PI,
FIM projectct, llege
of Agril. Engg., .
Panjabrao deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, |
Ph:
0724-258200-245926®6, X:
0724-25821919, b:
95030320202
E-mail:
bhendesm@yahoo.co.in |
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NDUAT,
Faizabad |
Dr.
S N Singh Chauhan,n,
PI
FIM Projectct
Deptt.
of Farm Machinery & Power Engg.g.
Mahamaya
College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology,Akbarpur
Ambedkernagar – 224 122 (U.P.).) |
Ph:
09450827990,0,
05271-21031313
FAX:
05270-262023, 26211818
Mob:
9450827990
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UAS,
Raichur |
Prof.
M. Anantachar
Assoc.
Prof., FIM Project,
Deptt.
of Farm Machinery & Equipmentnt
College
of Agril. Engg.
Univeristy
of Agril. Sciences, Raichur- 584 10101 |
Ph:
08532-221480, 220189, FAX: 08532-22007979
Mob:
948016390606 E-maili anantachar@gmail.com |
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RAU,
Pusa |
Dr. Binod Kumar Yadav
PI, FIM Scheme, Deptt. of Farm Machinery
College
of Agricultural Engineering,
Rajendra
Agricultural University, Pusa,
Samastipur-
848 12525 |
Ph:
06274 -240270,0 24062224062222
FAX:
06274-27426666
M:
0997391100606
Emailil
binodkyadav@yahoo.com
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AADU Allahabad |
Er. R M Steven
PI (FIM), Dept. of Agril. Engg. Allahabad Agril. Institute (Deemed University) Allahabad – 211 007
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Ph: 0532-2697442(O)
2684603®
FAX:
0532 – 2695639/269744242
Mob:
997391100606
email:
binodkyadav@yahoo.com |
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HPKV,
Palampurur |
Dr. DK Vatsa
Research Engineer Deptt. of Agril. Engg. CSK HPKV, Palampur – 176 062 |
Ph:
01894-230389 (O),)
FAX:
01894-23040606
E-mail:
erdkvatsa@rediffmail.com |
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OUAT,
Bhubaneswarar |
Dr. S K Nanda, PI (FIM)
College of Agril. Engg. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Bhubaneshwar – 751 003 |
Ph:
0674-2561425(O)
2563371
FAX:
0674-240778080 Mob: 9937141522 E-mail: sknanda_ouat@yahoo.co.in |
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CAU
Gangtokok |
Dr. P K Srivastava Dean, College of Agril. Engg. & Post-Harvest Technology, CAU, Ranipool, Gangtok – 737 135 (Sikkam) |
Ph: 03592-251359 Fax: 03592-251390 Mob: 09434711030
Email:
prabhat410@rediffmail.com |
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For more details contact:
Dr. Surendra Singh
Project Coordinator (FIM)
Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering
Nabi Bagh, Berasia Road
Bhopal - 462 038
Phone: (O) 0755-2733385, (M) 094244 81850; FAX: 91-755-2734016
EMail:l
ssingh5119@gmail.com