Human Powered Sugarcane Bud Chipping Machine

Mechanical Engineering

Sugarcane is a major crop in the field of agriculture in India. As per survey, sugar output dropped to about 2.2 million tons in fiscal year 2016. As per the ministry of agriculture the production rate from 2014-2015 to fiscal year 2016 has decreased tremendously. Percentage wise it varies 10-15% of overall production in India. India produces 11 to 12 % of sugarcane in the world. Sugar, jiggery etc. are the by products made from sugarcane. A part of sugarcane production is used for the plantation of sugarcane and rest of sugarcane is used for the various purposes. The part of sugarcane used for plantation of sugarcane is known as ‘bud’ or ‘eye of sugarcane’. Sometime it becomes difficult for the people in rural areas to cater to the need of buds for plantation of sugarcane because the bud removal from sugarcane involves difficulties like, more no. of cuts to remove the bud, time required is more, productivity is less, effort required is more as most of the machines available are hand operated and poses various muscular problems in human beings. With a view to overcome all this problems this research aims at developing Human Powered Sugarcane Bud Chipping Machine which will not only improve the productivity but also saves time and effort required for bud removal.

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