| Details of Innovation |
Preparing herbal pesticide
He has been formulating herbal pesticide by using neem seeds, tobacco and otheringredients. Neem seeds =500gms, Tobacco=1000gms, Acorus calamus=100gms, Asafoetida = 250 gms, Sapindus emarginata seeds = 50gms
This will be sufficient to spray 1 acre of cotton. He has so far produced 3000 litres of herbal pesticide and distribuited to 1000 local farmers in Dindigul and Coimbatore Districts. The scope and response from farmers who use herbal persticides is highly encouraging. He sells this pesticide @ Rs.75 -100 per acre which is sufficient for a single round. He uses his own household utensils for grinding boiling and mixing.
Preparation of dust formulation
He is using combination various plant products as dried powder and formulating them for dusting in the crop field against crop pest. This is in the experimental stage and he found it can be produced on a large scale after standardising the methods of mixing different herbal poweder.
Support for R&D
1) He needs small scale machine / equipment grinding, steam boiling and
blending.
2) He has to stabilize the pesticide formulation by bringing the the P.H. of the solution to the required neutral level. this needs acquiring a p.h. meter and also
consultancy services from experienced chem,ists.
3) The wetting agent has to be refined and it should be compatiable with the plant product pesticide he prepares.
4) At present the shelf life of pesticide is only for 2 months. This has to be enhanced.
5) He experiments the efficacy of pesticide with the crop plants in the fields first. This work has to be strengthened, leading to make progress in R and D.
6) Better packing technology will help improve his product and make it more attractive to the farmers while withstanding transport risks. |
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