Helps boost farmers income by 30 per cent
In the recent past many start ups have sprung up in India in the agriculture sector, and more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centre has been keen to recognize such firms that are helping farmers realize full potential of their land and produce. Agrotech startup, RuKart Technologies by IIT, Bombay alumnus Vikash Jha, is one such company that has been recognized by the government via the @MyGovIndia Twitter handle, for their role of ’transforming India’ and helping marginal farmers earn 30 per cent more with its innovation of a cost-effective and easy to operate cold storage unit called ‘Subjee Cooler’.
The innovative Subjee Cooler works on the principle of evaporative cooling and does not require any utilities, except once a day of watering. The on-farm structure temperature is lower than the ambient temperature by a margin of 5-20°C (depends on ambient relative humidity) and maintains the high relative humidity of above 90 – 95 per cent inside the structure.
The low temperature and high relative humidity inside the chamber preserve vegetable crops for short-time of about 4 to 6 days. More than 110 such units have been installed across different states in India; Bihar, Odisha, and Maharashtra.
