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A Mulberry Shoot Harvester-cum-Bundling device, which seeks to trim drudgery and labour during mulberry cultivation, was demonstrated astatine a farmer’s tract successful Hosakote colony successful Bangarpet taluk of Kolar territory successful Karnataka connected October 31
The instrumentality was developed jointly by Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI) successful Mysuru and SRR Agro Industries, Sircilla, Telangana, nether a collaborative probe task aimed astatine promoting mechanization successful sericulture.
According to CSRTI, the instrumentality is being tested successful Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute (AEC&RI), Kumalur, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), which is the authorised authorities agency. TNAU officials Kavipriya and Vijayakumar person been evaluating the devide implicit the past 3 days successful Kolar region.
The tract objection was held to make consciousness among sericulture farmers and stakeholders.
Member Secretary and CEO of Central Silk Board (CSB) P. Sivakumar, Director of CSRTI, Mysuru, P. Deepa, scientists Nazeer Ahmed, R. Mahesh Paramesh, too Praveen Kumar from SRR Agro Industries were contiguous during the demostration.
CSRTI claims that farmers who witnessed the objection expressed restitution with the machine’s performance. They appreciated its ratio successful pruning and sprout harvesting, noting that it importantly reduces labour and drudgery, thereby enhancing productivity successful mulberry cultivation.
