group 12 mini tractor-vanraj (1)
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MINI TRACTORS : VANRAJ Tractor
Abhishek Dubey
Anshuman Kumar
Gopal Kaundilya
Vineet Singh Khokhar
Rural Innovation Assignment
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Pre-innovation
Large tractors dominated the scene, tractorsharing was prevalent
Unaffordable by small farmers-were usingtraditional equipments, leading to inefficiency
Small and marginal farmers accounted for 82%
of the total landholdings and did not owntractors
Many experts opined that small tractors wereideal for marginal and small farmers
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Mini Tractor: Agriculture EquipmentInnovation
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Grass Roots Innovation AugmentationNetwork (GIAN) Identifying Grassroots Innovations having commercial viability and
social use.
Arranging for developmental finance for converting Innovation into
product.
Providing Technology, Design and Management inputs to
Innovator.
Intellectual Property Protection by helping in filing patents, Trade
marks, Copyrights, and or any other protection mechanism.
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Offering
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Vanraj : An Innovation
Innovator: Bhanjibhai
Mini Tractor
Product specific:
10 Hp engine
Small turning radius
fuel consumption: 1.5 lts/hr in comparison to 4lts/hr of big tractors
Price: one lakh
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Vanraj.. Three/four wheel conversion
With tested power take off (PTO)
Low Maintenance(10%-15%)
Could be repaired by local mechanic
Integrated single mounted platform as chassis
Patented in US, pending in India
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Innovation System : LocalInnovations to fill the existing the gap of
low horse power tractors .
To support and target small marginal
farmers
Patents: Applied for patent in US for 3
wheel convertible feature.
Local competitors import Chineese
spare parts
Field Marshall
Trishul
Captain
Support system:GIAN
SHRISTI
IIM-A (Honey Bee Network)
DSIR
NID
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Existence of relevant organizations
Intermediarydomain:
GIAN
NIF
Demand domain:Small farmers
Light transport
Enterprise
domain:
Farmers
Manufacturer
(Pramal
farmatics)
Research
domain:
NID
Support domain:
Banks and financial system (small loans)
Educational system (SOMA)
Media
Government (funds)
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Network of organization
Innovator Media GIAN & NIF
NIDGovernment
(grants throughgovt. fund)
Manufacturer
(PramalFarmatics)
Customer
Bottom-upapproach
Top-downapproach
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Innovation Approach
Top Down Approach
Co-development Approach
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Advantage Almost all functions of big tractor at lower cost
Power take off feature in comparison to other smalltractors
Lower running cost in comparison in comparison tobullocks
Utility Major use in orchards
Sharp maneuverability Three wheel approach
Plucking fruits like grapes
Owners quite well-off to manage the costsAcceptance Central and south Gujarat Maharashtra Karnataka
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Sustainability : Factors For
Diminishing landholding
Advent of horticulture
Per capita income increasing to pay for a tractor
Increased awareness
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Sustainability : Factors Against
Government grant funded
Few anchor agents for coordination of other actors
Psychology of farmers: lacuna of low status if ownerof low cost tractor
Price difference is not huge
Financial support easily available
Lack of motivation for grass root innovations
Lack of proper infrastructure
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Howto sustain
Institutional support as incubators
Infrastructure setup Coordinating/anchor agencies
Alternative uses Airports (baggage transport )
Municipality (waste disposal)
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Conclusion
Learning
Lack of institutional framework
Lack of Scaling activities
Lack of investments
Lack of proper marketing measures
Gaps may exist between the perceived and realusage
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Discussion