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Engineering the agriculture in Kutch: Fodder Factory -1
(2009-12-12)
This paper discusses the concept of controlled environment agriculture which may be necessary to bring arid areas like Kutch under production.
Development of Corrugated Fiber Board Cartons for Long Distance Transport of Tomato in India
(2009-07-25)
Tomato growers of Gujarat , north-west India , traditionally send produce to wholesale market in Ahmedabad city for auction. Growing areas lie about 250-300 km from the city. Growers were constrained to sell ...
Feasibility of Integrating Solar Desalination with Greenhouse Systems in Semi-Arid Region of North-west India
(2009-07-29)
A two-phase project is underway to develop greenhouse systems suitable for water scarce, semi-arid region of north-west India (Kutch). The first phase aimed at studying the effectiveness of natural ventilation ...
Earth Tube Heat Exchangers for Environmental Control of Farm Buildings in Semi-arid Northwest India
(2009-08-03)
A large part of Gujarat in the North-west region of India is semi-arid. The lands are less suited for agriculture. Animal husbandry is therefore common. Productivity of cattle is however also low due to problems of ...
Modeling and Simulation of Condensation on Plastic Condenser Cooling under Night Sky
(2009-07-31)
The Kutch region of north-west India is hot and semiarid, chronically short of drinking water. Dew forms frequently in the areas near the coast, over a span of eight-month (October- May) coinciding with the entire dry ...
Links in the Knowledge Journey of an Idea to Innovation: A Study in the Context of Development of Customized Cartons
(2009-08-03)
This paper identifies and analyses the links in the knowledge journey of an idea to innovation. It tracks the links in the development of customized cartons for packaging tomatoes. The trigger points for the innovation, ...
Harvesting dew to supplement drinking water supply in arid coastal villages of Gujarat
(2009-08-03)
Shortage of drinking water is chronic, sever and widespread in Kutch - a hot and very arid region. It is specially acute in coastal villages where surface sources dry up rapidly and groundwater is not potable. Many of ...
Leveraged Innovation Management: Key Themes from the Journey of Dewrain Harvest Systems
(2009-08-13)
Systems for harvesting dew for human consumption are new to India. This paper provides insights from the tracking of the innovation journey of dewrain harvest systems from incidental observation to commercialization. It ...
Cropping in Arid Area Greenhouse
(2009-08-21)
In hot, arid regions, yields are low and unstable, growing season limited to one. Greenhouses can stabilize and improve yields and extend seasons. But their adoption is impeded by the requirement of large amount of water ...
Feasibility of integrating solar desalination
(2009-12-12)
In this paper, we examine via simulation, feasibility of using solar stills as partial source of water to irrigate crops inside polyhouses. Need to consider such a possibility arose in the course of our work in Kutch, a ...