MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641050108 A) filed by Vignan's Institute Of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on April 20, for 'manual tuber cleaning machine for small-scale tribal farmers.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Katta Gangadhara Durga Prasad; B. Manikanta Srinath; B. Kundana Deekshitha; B. Naveen Kumar; and B. Narendra Naidu.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "In India's modernization era, the focus of agriculture has shifted from increasing production to minimizing post-harvest losses and improving value realization. Cleaning is a critical post-harvest operation for underground crops such as potatoes, ginger, carrots, and turmeric. However, small and marginal farmers often lack access to affordable cleaning technologies, leading to poor product quality and reduced market prices. Existing cleaning machines are costly and depend on electricity, making them unsuitable for rural and under-electrified areas. To address this issue, a low-cost manual tuber vegetable cleaning machine has been developed. The proposed machine operates using human effort and does not require electrical power, making it ideal for remote regions. It effectively removes soil and impurities, enhancing the quality and marketability of produce. This affordable solution helps reduce post-harvest losses and enables farmers to achieve better price realization, thereby supporting improved livelihoods and empowering small and marginal farming communities."
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