Innovation Description Conventionally, labors have to dig the soil to sow ginger/turmeric. This is tedious; time consuming and back breaking task due to regular bending posture at the time of sowing. Mr. Inderjit hence decided to work on this problem and thus came up with a ginger/turmeric sowing machine. It is a tractor mounted turmeric/ginger planter with adjustable row spacing. This planter can perform following function: Open a furrow Meter the seed. Deliver the seed and place it appropriately in, the furrow. Technical Specification This equipment consists of following parts viz. Feeder, metering mechanism, chain drive, bevel gears, rotating discs, adjustable furrow openers etc. It is a tractor mounted turmeric/ginger planter with adjustable row spacing from 4.5 to 5.5 ft. A wheel is provided at the base which can adjust the plant to plant distance, which can be varied from 6 inch, 9 inch and 12 inch. Salient Features Type of work Manual Labors Machine Labors required for 1 acre 27-30 5 including tractor driver Labor cost 3800 to 4000 900 – 1000 Work done in a day 1 acre 4 acres Required turmeric/ginger 10 to 11 quintals 8.5 quintals Depth of sowing Not defined 4.5 inches Plant to plant distance Not defined 6 inches, 9 inches, 12 inches For Business Enquiries, Please contact: Business Development, National Innovation Foundation –India Satellite Complex, Nr. Mansi Cross Roads, Satellite Ahmedabad -380 015, Gujarat, India Phone: +91-79-2673 2456, 26732095; Fax: +91-79-2673 1903 E mail: bd@nifindia.org, Web: www.nif.org.in Source: National Innovation Foundation