Agricultural Engineering and Technology Division plays a pivotal role in increasing the productivity and profitability of agriculture through its programmes in five broad areas, viz. (i) farm mechanization, (ii) post harvest conservation and value addition, (iii) irrigation and drainage engineering, (iv) energy management, and (v) information Technology. The Division has 6 Institutes, 6 All-India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 30 ad-hoc and 18 revolving fund schemes. .

Thrust Areas

• Development of precision mechanization systems and strategies for carrying out timely and efficient agricultural operations .
• Development of mechanization systems for dry land agriculture, hill agriculture, horticulture, livestock and fisheries.
• Minimization of occupational hazards and maximization of work efficiency in agricultural operations
• Development of implements and machines suited to women farm workers
• Energy management, processing of biofuels and utilization of non-conventional energy sources in agricultural production and processing activities
• Reduction of post harvest losses, value addition to agricultural produce and utilization of agricultural residues and processing byproducts .

Manually operated lowland rice-seeder	Groundnut shells basedopen core gasifier
Solar tunnel drier	Tractor operated straw chopper cum spreader

	Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
	Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab
	Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai
	Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi, Jharkhand
	National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fibres Technology, Kolkata
	Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi
	Project Directorate on Soybean Process Utilization, CIAE, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

All India Coordinated Research Projects

	All India Coordinated Research Project on Farm Implements & Machinery, CIAE, Bhopal, MP
	All India Coordinated Research Project on Ergonomics & Safety in Agriculture, CIAE, Bhopal, MP
	All India Coordinated Research Project on Renewable Energy Resources, CIAE, Bhopal, MP
	All India Coordinated Research Project on Utilization of Animal Energy, CIAE, Bhopal, MP
	All India Coordinated Research Project on Application of Plastic in Agriculture, CIPHET, Ludhiana, Punjab
	All India Coordinated Research Project on Post Harvest Technology, CIPHET, Lidhiana, Punjab

Achievements

• Developed agricultural machines such as laser land leveler, self-propelled sprayers, paddy seeders, vegetable planters, sugarcane harvester, etc. for efficient farm operations and resource conservation
• Developed efficient farm machines to reduce drudgery of women farm workers and recommendations and gadgets for minimizing accidents in agriculture.
• Developed renewable energy technologies of solar refrigerator; low cost solar cookers and water heaters; high efficiency cook stoves; pyrolysed briquetted fuel; gasifiers; liquid fuels from crop residues; low cost biogas plants; biphasic digestion of agro residues; animal-operated agro-processing units; bullock- operated generator for utilization of agricultural residues and other renewable energy sources to reduce dependence on conventional fuels.
• Developed region and commodity specific equipment and processes for post harvest loss reduction and value addition.
• Developed soybean dehullers; extrusion-expelling pilot plant; soynut; soyflaking machine; soy snack extruder; cottage level soy-paneer plant; soy-based food products; pilot plant for soy flour and oil; okara-fortified soy-cereal snacks.
• Developed jute plant ribboner; accelerated and eco-friendly retting of jute; grading of raw jute and instruments for quality evaluation; diversified jute products; geo-textile; jute stick particle board for increasing the income of jute farmers and for promoting diversified use of jute
• Developed technology for cotton ginning, ball hardness tester; neural network for cotton fibre purity; variable speed double roller gin; improved micro spinning system; process for flame retardent finish for fabrics; cotton-coir composites; pulp and paper, particle board and corrugated boxes from cotton plant stalk; biogas from textile mill waste
• Identified new lac hosts including bushy and exotic ones; molecular characterization of lac insects, developed superior lac insect lines; lac pest management
• Developed processes for preparation of shellac, bleached lac, dewaxed and decolourized lac; lac dye and wax from lac factory effluents; perfumery compounds; natural dye and herbal tea from kusum petals; lac wax based immulsion formulations for extending shelf life of fruits and vegetables.
• Developed surface, sub-surface and vertical drainage; artificial ground water recharge through bore-wells; automated surge flow system for furrow irrigation. .
• Created and further strengthened the Agricultural Research Information System (ARlS) in the institutions of the National Agricultural Research System

Contact Information:
Deputy Director General (Agricultural Engineering)
Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan - II, New Delhi - 110 012
Tel . (Off) 25823415 Fax : 25842660