1407 - experience in building inter-row weeders for small-scale farmers
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Presentation at the Workshop on Crop Production Equipment for the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Presenter: Salehuddin Yahya, Malaysia Title: Experience in building inter-row weeders for small-scale farmers Date: November 1, 2014 Venue: ACISAI, Asian Institute of Technology, ThailandTRANSCRIPT
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Experience in Building Inter-row Weeders for Small-scale Farmers
Malaysia
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Manual Weeders
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Mechanical Weeders
• The need to to cater to 3 groups of small-scale farm sizes:I. 1.5 ha or less
II. 1.5 to 6 ha
III. 6 to 15 ha
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Grass Cutters for Power Source
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Modified Grass Cutters
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Talib Mark I
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Motorised Weeder
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Talib Mark II
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Conclusion 1
•The gearing factor (high rev meant for grass cutting) not suitable for inter-row weeding job.•Operator has little control.•Not sufficient power for two-row task.
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Inspired by Japanese Videos
7-row Portable Weeder
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Four-Row Weeder
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Coclusion 2
•Unsuitable gearing factor•High rev to generate sufficient power•Operator does not have total control at high rev
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This design did not even float
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Conclusion 3
• Team gave up the idea of designing mechanised weeders that farmers could improve on
• Use custom-made weeders
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Custom-made inter-row weeder
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Indonesian Power Weeders
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Conclusion 4
•Good, workable, affordable•Uo to five rows (Indonesian manufacturer)•Up to 25-day old plants
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Attempts at Group II Farm-size
•More drive train power – 2.5 to 3 h.p.• Light• To enable working up to 40-day old crop• To have at least 3-speed control• Independent wheel-breaking to make turning easy
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First prototype for higher clearance
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Modified Garden Tillers
5.5 hp
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Field Tests by State DOA, Kedah
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Field Tests by State DOA, Perak
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First Prize - Farm Innovation 2012
DOA, Malaysia
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First Prize – Farm Group Leader 2013
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Conclusion 5
• Power train over actual need• Better wheel design sufficient to perform weeding task•Up to 40% of plants damaged at turning point, reduced if turning made outside farm plot• A seating arrangement and power linkage to weeding wheel may cover Group III farm-size
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Group III farm size (and beyond)
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Inspired by Japanese Video
11-Row Rotary Weeder Behind Transplanting Tractor
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Row-Weeder Attached to Mini-Tractors
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Clay Soil Needs More Standing Water
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CONCLUSION
•Agricultural workers at large need to be convinced of positive effect of weeding beyond just controlling weeds. Working the rows is agronomicaly good for crop.
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Thank you