Grassroot Innovations

Once during a visit to a dairy farm Mohan observed the hesitation of labourers in picking and collecting cow dung by hand. While interacting with the dairy farmer, he came to know that there was always shortage of manpower due to the nature of work involved. This motivated Mohan to work on developing a machine to pick and collect cow dung without any physical contact. His cow dung collecting machine has a 0.5hp dc-geared motor, battery, picking and conveying trays, collector, caster wheels, etc. It can work with AC geared motor also. It has a working width of 45 cm and a capacity of 8 kg/min.

Reduced Labor Needs: By eliminating the need for manual collection, the machine frees up manpower for other tasks on the farm.
Improved Hygiene: The machine collects dung without physical contact, reducing the risk of infections and improving overall farm hygiene.
Increased Efficiency: With a capacity of 8 kg/minute, the machine can collect dung much faster than manual labor, saving time and effort.
Improved Work Environment: The machine can potentially make dung collection a more attractive job, reducing the hesitation Mohan observed among laborers.