| Idea Name: |
Saffron Harvester |
| Slogan: |
Sasta Zafraan, Kushhaal Kisaan |
| Supervisor Name: |
Dr. Adnan Munir |
| Supervisor Designation: |
Assistant Professor |
| Supervisor School: |
SMME |
| Supervisor Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Contact number: |
0518866041 |
| Email ID: |
[email protected] |
| Abstract: |
| Harvesting of saffron is a very tedious process. According to an estimate, about 150,000 -200,000 flowers need to be harvested just to make 1 kg of saffron. Human contact can decrease the product quality and flavor. Automated harvesters lie beyond the affordability of small-scale farmers. In Pakistan, the workforce is not skilled enough to use advanced equipment efficiently.
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| What is the unmet need in society that your idea will fulfill ? |
| Currently there are a lot of automatic and robotic harvesters for saffron. No doubt they are efficient but at the same time they are very costly and complex. Which is out of range of an average farmer.
Our goal is to make a harvester with almost same efficiency but less costly. |
| Who needs it ? How many would benefit ? |
| All the famers related to saffron fields |
| How will the solution works |
| The rotating grippers will delicately pluck the flower without damaging the stigmas and the flower will be safely transferred to a collection box. |
| Who are your competitors ? How is your solution different |
| All the pneumatic and electromechanical harvester making industries |
| Status: |
new |
| Entry Date & Time: |
2022-12-15 (1035) |
