Technologies Developed By Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS)

Setting up of Community Vermicompost Unit Setting up of Community Vermicompost Unit - Agriculture And Animal Husbandry
  • Problem /need addressed by technology developed:
    As far as organic farming, application of quality inputs at appropriate time would contribute to increase in yield of crops. Vermicompost is one such input adopted by organic farmers. Commercially, this is not avai

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Organic Seed Production Organic Seed Production - Agriculture And Animal Husbandry
  • Problem /need addressed by technology developed:
    Seeds play a very crucial role in agriculture. In fact the success of any agricultural activity is largely dependent on the quality of seeds used. Often times in recent years there have been complaints of poor qual

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Setting up Community Soap Making Unit Setting up Community Soap Making Unit - Housing
  • Problem /need addressed by technology developed:
    Pests cause immense and untold damage to crops and they contribute significantly in the total cost spend for cultivation, due to the excess amount of chemical pesticides adoption. Biopesticidal preparations made by

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Documentation of Traditional Paddy Varieties Documentation of Traditional Paddy Varieties - Agriculture And Animal Husbandry
  • Problem /need addressed by technology developed:

    Most of the traditional paddy varieties were conserved by farmers for the following purpose (i) Traditional paddy varieties show resistance against pests and diseases (ii) Traditional paddy

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Community neem seed processing unit Community neem seed processing unit - Agriculture And Animal Husbandry
In organic farming, application of quality inputs at appropriate time would contribute to increase in yield of crops. Neem cake or Neem seed powder is one such input adopted by organic farmers. Commercially, this is available in market under different brand names. But there is a lot of adulteration

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Development of storage forms of biopesticides Development of storage forms of biopesticides - Agriculture And Animal Husbandry
There is a growing awareness among farmers and consumers about the ill effects of harmful chemical inputs used in the modern agriculture on living beings and environment. Now they are in search of safer and eco – friendly alternatives for chemicals inputs. Availability of organic plant protection in

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System of rice intensification (SRI) method of paddy cultivation System of rice intensification (SRI) method of paddy cultivation - Agriculture And Animal Husbandry
This technique requires minimum quantity of seeds and decreased quantity of water for cultivation. This in turn cuts down the input cost and water requirement. This technology plays a key role in the production of seeds. This includes cultivation of paddy crop without chemicals and it covers the pr

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Organic package of practices for Black gram, Green gram, Banana and Chilli Organic package of practices for Black gram, Green gram, Banana and Chilli - Agriculture And Animal Husbandry
Problem / Need addressed by the technology The technology is low cost and based on the locally available raw materials. This technology aids in the decrease of input costs, helps farmers to manage pests and diseases without pesticides and fetches a better market price for the produce that is organ

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