Innovation Redefined in Rural India

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 22:35 IST   |    7 Comments
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P K Ravi (Pepper thresher) Kerala
P K Ravi
The thresher can be operated both automatically and manually with higher output and minimal damage. About 100 kg pepper can be threshed in a one HP machine in ten minutes. It consumes 3/4 electric units per hour, has threshing efficiency 90 percent and the damage is about 2-3 per cent. The Spices Board (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India) has recognized Ravi's innovation and included it in the Board's subsidy scheme.