Climbing Areca nut tree is considered essential for spraying pesticides in the rainy season and for plucking (harvesting crop) at the end of the year. However, a 48-year-old farmer, Ganapathi, took it as a challenge and invented ingenious bike like equipment (driven by a motor) seated on which a person can easily climb upto the top of vertical Areca nut tree for spraying pesticides and plucking.It is a simple innovation using 2.

These days there is a big shortage of traditional Areca-nut tree climbers and this is where equipment plays a role," said Rajaram, farmer. It can make 100 climbs in 1-litre petrol, which saves 4,000 rupees per day."This is a long-standing innovation and boon for Areca nut farmers.The ingenious bike made by Ganapathi is not only safer but also increases the work output.

As a result, a person can climb more trees to do his job. (Photo: ANI) Mangaluru: In wake of the fact that there is a shortage of traditional Areca nut tree climbers, farmers here are finding it difficult to sustain the Areca nut plantation. Areca tree is generally 100 feet tall in height and stands vertical to the ground."Climbing the tree on the machine invented by my dad was a very nice experience. The farmers in the area are taking a keen interest in knowing about the ingenious tree climbing bike developed by Ganapathi and are visiting his house here in Sajeepamuda in Bantwal taluk to inquire about it.Traditionally, in India, the plantation farmers tie ropes around their feet to climb the coconut or areca nut trees, without any safety equipment.Also, videos of Ganapathi climbing the tree on his &Nema motors Suppliers39;bike' are making rounds on social media and are shared, liked and tweeted.

The farmers in the area are taking a keen interest in knowing about the ingenious tree climbing bike developed by Ganapathi and are visiting his house here in Sajeepamuda in Bantwal taluk to inquire about it.The ingenious bike made by Ganapathi is not only safer but also increases the work output. But this equipment is better than those as it takes the person to the top of the tree for spraying and plucking purpose and thus is more accurate. For the last 5 years, at regular intervals, we have seen many types of equipment come and go in the market..In the backdrop of fact that there is a shortage of labour while the demand for traditional tree climber is on rise for spraying pesticides, long waiting is taking a toll on their plantation. While it takes 8 minutes for a man to climb up an Areca nut tree, bike reduces the time to 30 seconds to 1 minute.

However, the climber's weight should be under 80 kilograms."Whatever efforts the farmers put into cultivating Areca-nut, it all goes down in rainy season due to heavy rainfall. I do not know how to climb but now with the help of this equipment I can easily climb the Areca-nut tree and assist my dad in farming," said Supriya, daughter of Ganapathi.1 BHP motor (weighing 28 Kg) with two-stroke gearbox, hydraulic drum disc break and two chains to climb up. This instrument is a benchmark and by using it one can easily climb upto the top of # the tree and can easily come down," he said."Earlier spraying using drones and other equipment was not accurate as the person himself cannot climb the tree," said Rajaram

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