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Solar seeder
Subash Chandra
Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu

IGNITE 2015 - 2015

 Innovator Profile

Subash has developed a solar powered seed drill, which can undertake plantation for different size of seeds at variable depth and space between two seeds.

Born into a farming family, Subash understands the challenges faced by farmers.

“Among other challenges, labour scarcity for ploughing, sowing seeds andharvesting is a major issue. One day, while I was sowing seeds, I imagined an eco-friendly seed drill, which can address the issue of labour shortage,” says Subash.
The machine has a seeding unit, which has a hopper filled with seeds. There is a wooden roller on which holes are drilled. When the seeds fall from the unit on to the wooden roller, it will transfer the seeds to connected hoses and transfer them to the ground.
“I want to become a scientist in the field of nature andagriculture and preserve organic farming. Iwould like everyone to understand the importance of nature and agriculture,” says Subash, who likes to read books about agriculture and spend time farming. He also writes poems and takes a keen interest in spreading social awareness about nature.
His inspiration for organic farming is Dr Sultan Ahmed— a vermicompostspecialist and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

Patent Application Number

6343/CHE/2015