Hand throwing is the common method used in Broadcasting seeds. Hand throwing is very inefficient as it involves a lot of time in broadcasting seeds and the distribution is in a haphazard manager. This inefficiency inspired two indiviuals to come out with their own mechnical based seed broadcasters.
Dharmendra Patidar, hailing from Janakpur-Mokhan, Nimuch District, Madhya Pradesh has created a battery operated seed broadcaster made of a tinned cylindrical container. The container contains a fan driven by a battery power from a torch. The speed can be regulated to determine the quanity and distance the seeds need to be thrown. The equipement weights 800 grams and costs Rs 280.
Premjibhai Patel of Rajkot has developed a petrol-driven mechanical blower that could be mounted on a jeep and helps in spraying seeds up 15m. The device costs around Rs. 12,000. The direction of wind, wind speed and the speed of the vehicle are factors that need to be considered in spraying the speeds evenly. The machine can be used to broadcast a large amount of seeds in a far lesser time. In one year along, using these machines, Mr. Patel broadcasted ten tons of tamarind seeds in villages around Ahmedabad.
Now with such low cost and efficient seed broadcasting shouldn't our farmers be adopting such practices?
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