Vijayapura scientists get patent for automatic sugarcane planting machine
The Indian Patent Office has granted some patents to scientists of BLDE institutions in Vijayapura for inventions in various disciplines.
One of them is for the invention of Automatic Sugarcane Planting Machine. Associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Samir Kulkarni and his associates and students in the PG Halakatti Engineering College have received Intellectual Property Certificate for their invention of the machine.
The invention helps farmers complete sugarcane planting at a low cost and with minimum labour.
Experiments have proved that the machine can take up two-and-a-half acres of land with the help of two workers at a cost of just ₹3,500. It can also automatically harvest sugarcane into 3ft, 4ft, 5ft sizes in an hour. It also does the work of raising farm bunds by digging and planting sugarcane buds.
