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Helping Kurumbai Gounders Earn a Better Living

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Gobichettipalayam, a small town in Erode, bordering Tamil Nadu and Kerala, evokes images of emerald green rice fields and rolling hills from the umpteen Tamil movies that have been shot in its scenic locales.

A Low-cost Windmill

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An innovation that helps farmers to pump out ground water from a depth of 50 to 60 feet and save fuel cost

Mohammad Mehtar Hussain and his younger brother Mushtaq Ahemad are farmers in the Darrang district of Assam.

A better biogas plant for your home

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The use of waste food instead of dung as feedstock makes this biogas plant distinct and more practical to use by people in both rural and urban areas

What comes to your mind first when “a biogas plant” is mentioned? Does the picture include a large smelly tank attached to a gas stove used...

The Mini Weeder

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Faced with labor shortage in his village, P Kumar developed a weeder that works well between densely cropped plants. He is now on the lookout for marketing partners

Foot-operated paper bag machine

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The easy-to-install Bagmaster can make up to a 1,000 bags per hour and requires little technical skills to operate

“It’s an accidental innovation” says KJ Thomas, the man behind the paper bag making machine — Bagmaster. This humble innovator believes that it is the simplicity of the...

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