Anjil Jain, Co-founder, Vinglob Greentech I Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, explains how technology is making farming easier and more affordable. Machines help farmers handle soil, sow seeds, and harvest crops quickly. This reduces running costs and increases productivity. It leads to a more successful farming system.
Vinglob Greentech is into designing and developing various kinds of machinery that are the demand of the hour in the agriculture sector. We are coming up with machinery for various sectors, such as power weeder, power reaper, manual agriculture implements, gardening equipment, animal feed pellet machines, agriculture sprayers, and so on. Our main focus is on products like manual smart tools, harvesting equipment, weed removing equipment, plant protection equipment, earth auger, thermal fogging, chaff cutter, animal pellet machine, rice mill plant, power weeder, and chainsaw.
When we start using the machinery for agricultural purposes, the dependency on labour, which is increasing every day, decreases. The farmers cannot improve their income or farming in a positive manner if they are going to be dependent on them without using any technology. They can improve their productivity, reduce the labour cost, and save time. The manual range of transplanting devices is helpful to the farmers in sowing or transplanting vegetable crops like tomato, brinjal, chilli or any kind of vegetable. The cost of the device ranges from Rs. 1500 to 2300, and by using this device, the farmer does not strain his back too much. He can work in the standing position, and he can reduce the requirement of labour by three or four. We have designed different models of machinery for the purpose of transplanting. We have developed special machinery for sowing seeds like cotton and caster, and transplant them with the device in a standing position itself. We have a Cono weeder, which is designed for weed removal. We can use it manually. The wetland weeder and the wheel hoe weeder are also useful in removing the weeds; they reduce the labour cost, and a few of them are run by using petrol or diesel. There is machinery according to the budget of the farmer and the field size. This machinery ranges from 1.5 HP to 13 HP.
For harvesting purposes, we have machinery such as a power reaper that comes to the farmers in a 5 HP Crompton Greave diesel engine model to harvest crops like rice, wheat, maize, and cattle fodder grass that grow up to 7 or 8 feet. There are brush cutters in various versions and chaff cutters. The chaff cutter is basically used to cut the chaff for the cattle. There are a few versions in this sector. We have an earth auger that helps in digging holes to place the poles in various agricultural activities, such as marking boundaries and tree plantation. Among the sprayer technologies, there are various models like shoulder-mounted, portable, tractor-mounted, engine-operated and so on. They complete all the spraying work in the field. The high-pressure washers used in car washing and solar cleaning are also available.
In every sector, we do come across problems. In agriculture, we find controlling pests a big problem. So we have a solar light trap, which has been designed to reduce the usage of harmful pesticides and chemicals to control the pest attack on crops. This device can cover up to one acre of land. It is charged with the help of solar light, and at night, when the UV light is on, the female insects come near it, hover around it, and settle down in the tub and are trapped. We also have water pumps to transfer water from one place to another. The cattle feed pellet machine is used by farmers to make their own feed pellets for their cattle. By using the thermal fogging machine, we can control the diseases caused by mosquitoes. These are some of the machinery used in agriculture and allied sectors. Some of these can be used by the farmers to reduce the farming time, improve precision farming, and reduce the dependency on labour. By using the vegetable seedling transplant machine, the farmers are able to work in a standing position, and just one farmer is enough to manage the whole farm. The life of the machine is about 20 years. The power reaper is used for harvesting. It is a slightly bigger machine, and it is self-propelled. For weed removal, there is a small handheld tractor, which is similar to a rotavator, doing a similar job in the field. Such machines put less pressure on the soil, productivity improves, and the farmer can easily use the technology better.
The main mission of our company is to provide smart farming machinery technology to help farmers work in an efficient, smart, and quicker way.
Time and cost savings
Any modern machinery that comes onto a farm to help in agriculture is a replacement for human labour. The job done by the labour is taken over by the machinery. It is done in a much shorter time and at a reduced cost. We can improve the farming practices and customise the farming technique as per the machinery available. We can save money and time directly and indirectly by using modern agricultural machinery.
Reducing farming expenses
All advanced machinery is operated by using petrol or diesel. They will work for one hour per litre. The farmers, initially, when they get the machinery, will take time to get used to the operations. Then, as they are familiar with the machinery operations, they will take less time than they did initially. It will take about 2 to 4 days for them to fully understand the machine. Efficiency is very good. One litre of petrol or diesel costs about Rs. 100. When the farmers go for employing labour to do the job, they have to take at least 5 people. To harvest one acre of land, each labourer will charge at least Rs. 5000. But the cost of the power reaper is about Rs. 1.25 lakhs, and to harvest one acre of land it takes about 1 litre of diesel. It does the job in one hour. Even if we employ a man to pay Rs. 100 to operate the reaper, the cost will be Rs. 200 only, and we can save Rs. 4800/- if we use the machine. This saves time, also.
Fertiliser usage can be reduced by using a solar trap. Also, we can shift to using organic manure. Solar trap is something like a sticky trap, a Pheromone trap. There are many ways by which farmers can enrich soil fertility. The changes should come from the government level to help farmers enrich their soil with nutrients and improve soil fertility. The methods should be easy for them to follow, and the change in mindset should also come from the farmers. We should be ready to stop using harmful pesticides, chemicals and promote organic farming.
An automatic irrigation system is mostly used in agriculture. The time for watering the crop is set, it starts distributing water in the field and stops. It just uses the amount of water required. In one acre of field, the farmers should know the amount of water required, and if manually done, they will not use the exact amount of water needed; it may also go up. But when technology is used, only the exact quantity is distributed in the field. We need to set the system with parameters for the exact amount of water dispersal. Technology can come to our help in this regard. All three, soil fertility, consumption of water, and conservation of water, depend on each other.
When we do harvesting using a reaper or a combined harvester, totally in the field, it will be a big machine, which not all farmers can afford to buy. But they can use the renting model so that they can use the crop threshing or crushing machine to get the goods and clean them. It is a one-stop solution. The loss arising from using a semi-automatic machine is reduced when we start switching over to fully automatic machinery. In any sector, we can observe that as we move to the advanced stages, the loss will be reduced.
Soil-friendly farm tools
Over the years, the main problem faced by farmers in agriculture that forces them to go for machinery is weeds. Also, the usage of big tractors and machinery can cause damage to the soil and its nutritional value of the soil. So, we must start using the lighter versions of the machines, which do not put much stress on the soil and fertility. Small power weeders and power tillers can be used to remove the weeds, to make beds for the crops, for soil preparation, etc. Such lightweight machinery reduces the pressure, pollution and enhances the soil fertility levels.
Automation in agriculture
GPS-guided tractors do reduce the operational expenses. As time passes by, there will be more AI-based technology being used in agriculture. AI drone systems, AI tractors, and AI machinery will take over agriculture, reducing the time and managing at the AI base. The cost of technology will also go up. The cost of labour and manpower shortage will be covered in the future by AI. The operational cost will be reduced, but the price of technology will also be higher. Whatever is based on IoT, AI, or GPS will reduce the usage of labour and increase precision in farming. Introduction of any advanced technology will come with a price, which may be higher initially, but it will ultimately benefit the farmers in precision farming and reduce the cost of operations.
Eco-smart farming technology
There are different machinery, such as solar-based power machinery. Many companies are coming up with eVehicles or battery-driven vehicles powered through solar energy, etc. India is just taking its first step in manufacturing EVs, which is a totally new concept of machinery. There will be a lot of research and development for eVehicles working on solar energy. But the battery cost will be a major concern for the farmers. The advantage is that the economy of the country will be very good. If the government can come up with some subsidy schemes, it will greatly benefit the public who can use the renewable energy-based technology in farm mechanisation. Whatever alternate technology is introduced, products such as solar traps, Pheromone traps, and organic fertilisers can always be the alternative solutions. When we help the farmers understand the benefits and make them use them, and if some decisions are taken by the government, then it can reduce the usage of pesticides and chemicals.
Contact details
Anjil Jain
Co-founder, Vinglob Greentech I Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Mob:99097 93721
Email: vinglobgreentech@gmail.com
Vinglob Greentech is into designing and developing various kinds of machinery that are the demand of the hour in the agriculture sector. We are coming up with machinery for various sectors, such as power weeder, power reaper, manual agriculture implements, gardening equipment, animal feed pellet machines, agriculture sprayers, and so on. Our main focus is on products like manual smart tools, harvesting equipment, weed removing equipment, plant protection equipment, earth auger, thermal fogging, chaff cutter, animal pellet machine, rice mill plant, power weeder, and chainsaw.
When we start using the machinery for agricultural purposes, the dependency on labour, which is increasing every day, decreases. The farmers cannot improve their income or farming in a positive manner if they are going to be dependent on them without using any technology. They can improve their productivity, reduce the labour cost, and save time. The manual range of transplanting devices is helpful to the farmers in sowing or transplanting vegetable crops like tomato, brinjal, chilli or any kind of vegetable. The cost of the device ranges from Rs. 1500 to 2300, and by using this device, the farmer does not strain his back too much. He can work in the standing position, and he can reduce the requirement of labour by three or four. We have designed different models of machinery for the purpose of transplanting. We have developed special machinery for sowing seeds like cotton and caster, and transplant them with the device in a standing position itself. We have a Cono weeder, which is designed for weed removal. We can use it manually. The wetland weeder and the wheel hoe weeder are also useful in removing the weeds; they reduce the labour cost, and a few of them are run by using petrol or diesel. There is machinery according to the budget of the farmer and the field size. This machinery ranges from 1.5 HP to 13 HP.
For harvesting purposes, we have machinery such as a power reaper that comes to the farmers in a 5 HP Crompton Greave diesel engine model to harvest crops like rice, wheat, maize, and cattle fodder grass that grow up to 7 or 8 feet. There are brush cutters in various versions and chaff cutters. The chaff cutter is basically used to cut the chaff for the cattle. There are a few versions in this sector. We have an earth auger that helps in digging holes to place the poles in various agricultural activities, such as marking boundaries and tree plantation. Among the sprayer technologies, there are various models like shoulder-mounted, portable, tractor-mounted, engine-operated and so on. They complete all the spraying work in the field. The high-pressure washers used in car washing and solar cleaning are also available.
In every sector, we do come across problems. In agriculture, we find controlling pests a big problem. So we have a solar light trap, which has been designed to reduce the usage of harmful pesticides and chemicals to control the pest attack on crops. This device can cover up to one acre of land. It is charged with the help of solar light, and at night, when the UV light is on, the female insects come near it, hover around it, and settle down in the tub and are trapped. We also have water pumps to transfer water from one place to another. The cattle feed pellet machine is used by farmers to make their own feed pellets for their cattle. By using the thermal fogging machine, we can control the diseases caused by mosquitoes. These are some of the machinery used in agriculture and allied sectors. Some of these can be used by the farmers to reduce the farming time, improve precision farming, and reduce the dependency on labour. By using the vegetable seedling transplant machine, the farmers are able to work in a standing position, and just one farmer is enough to manage the whole farm. The life of the machine is about 20 years. The power reaper is used for harvesting. It is a slightly bigger machine, and it is self-propelled. For weed removal, there is a small handheld tractor, which is similar to a rotavator, doing a similar job in the field. Such machines put less pressure on the soil, productivity improves, and the farmer can easily use the technology better.
The main mission of our company is to provide smart farming machinery technology to help farmers work in an efficient, smart, and quicker way.
Time and cost savings
Any modern machinery that comes onto a farm to help in agriculture is a replacement for human labour. The job done by the labour is taken over by the machinery. It is done in a much shorter time and at a reduced cost. We can improve the farming practices and customise the farming technique as per the machinery available. We can save money and time directly and indirectly by using modern agricultural machinery.
Reducing farming expenses
All advanced machinery is operated by using petrol or diesel. They will work for one hour per litre. The farmers, initially, when they get the machinery, will take time to get used to the operations. Then, as they are familiar with the machinery operations, they will take less time than they did initially. It will take about 2 to 4 days for them to fully understand the machine. Efficiency is very good. One litre of petrol or diesel costs about Rs. 100. When the farmers go for employing labour to do the job, they have to take at least 5 people. To harvest one acre of land, each labourer will charge at least Rs. 5000. But the cost of the power reaper is about Rs. 1.25 lakhs, and to harvest one acre of land it takes about 1 litre of diesel. It does the job in one hour. Even if we employ a man to pay Rs. 100 to operate the reaper, the cost will be Rs. 200 only, and we can save Rs. 4800/- if we use the machine. This saves time, also.
Fertiliser usage can be reduced by using a solar trap. Also, we can shift to using organic manure. Solar trap is something like a sticky trap, a Pheromone trap. There are many ways by which farmers can enrich soil fertility. The changes should come from the government level to help farmers enrich their soil with nutrients and improve soil fertility. The methods should be easy for them to follow, and the change in mindset should also come from the farmers. We should be ready to stop using harmful pesticides, chemicals and promote organic farming.
An automatic irrigation system is mostly used in agriculture. The time for watering the crop is set, it starts distributing water in the field and stops. It just uses the amount of water required. In one acre of field, the farmers should know the amount of water required, and if manually done, they will not use the exact amount of water needed; it may also go up. But when technology is used, only the exact quantity is distributed in the field. We need to set the system with parameters for the exact amount of water dispersal. Technology can come to our help in this regard. All three, soil fertility, consumption of water, and conservation of water, depend on each other.
When we do harvesting using a reaper or a combined harvester, totally in the field, it will be a big machine, which not all farmers can afford to buy. But they can use the renting model so that they can use the crop threshing or crushing machine to get the goods and clean them. It is a one-stop solution. The loss arising from using a semi-automatic machine is reduced when we start switching over to fully automatic machinery. In any sector, we can observe that as we move to the advanced stages, the loss will be reduced.
Soil-friendly farm tools
Over the years, the main problem faced by farmers in agriculture that forces them to go for machinery is weeds. Also, the usage of big tractors and machinery can cause damage to the soil and its nutritional value of the soil. So, we must start using the lighter versions of the machines, which do not put much stress on the soil and fertility. Small power weeders and power tillers can be used to remove the weeds, to make beds for the crops, for soil preparation, etc. Such lightweight machinery reduces the pressure, pollution and enhances the soil fertility levels.
Automation in agriculture
GPS-guided tractors do reduce the operational expenses. As time passes by, there will be more AI-based technology being used in agriculture. AI drone systems, AI tractors, and AI machinery will take over agriculture, reducing the time and managing at the AI base. The cost of technology will also go up. The cost of labour and manpower shortage will be covered in the future by AI. The operational cost will be reduced, but the price of technology will also be higher. Whatever is based on IoT, AI, or GPS will reduce the usage of labour and increase precision in farming. Introduction of any advanced technology will come with a price, which may be higher initially, but it will ultimately benefit the farmers in precision farming and reduce the cost of operations.
Eco-smart farming technology
There are different machinery, such as solar-based power machinery. Many companies are coming up with eVehicles or battery-driven vehicles powered through solar energy, etc. India is just taking its first step in manufacturing EVs, which is a totally new concept of machinery. There will be a lot of research and development for eVehicles working on solar energy. But the battery cost will be a major concern for the farmers. The advantage is that the economy of the country will be very good. If the government can come up with some subsidy schemes, it will greatly benefit the public who can use the renewable energy-based technology in farm mechanisation. Whatever alternate technology is introduced, products such as solar traps, Pheromone traps, and organic fertilisers can always be the alternative solutions. When we help the farmers understand the benefits and make them use them, and if some decisions are taken by the government, then it can reduce the usage of pesticides and chemicals.
Contact details
Anjil Jain
Co-founder, Vinglob Greentech I Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Mob:99097 93721
Email: vinglobgreentech@gmail.com
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