Manual rotary seeder
Description
Characteristics :
- It
weighs between 5.5 and 6 kilograms
- It has an capacity of 200 square meters per hour
- Il
leaves a space of 20 centimeters between the pockets
- The
number of grains placed per pocket is between 5 and 10
- With
some adjustments, the manual rotary seeder can also be used for maize and
cowpea
Use :
The manual
rotary seeder is easy to use. The
operator proceeds by:
- Pushing the seeder with the handle
- The jaws penetrate the ground to dig the pockets
- The machine automatically leaves grains in the pockets
- It
then covers the grains of sand with the help of the iron accessory at the back
Advantages
of using the manual rotary seeder :
- The speed of sowing
- The strict respect of spaces between plants (20 centimeters)
- The number of grains placed per pocket ranges from 6 to 10 (adjustable)
The advantages and limit :
- Its use reduces the seeding time by 75%
- Its use is convenient for sowing on dry soils
- Its use facilitates the use of mechanical weeders
- The manual rotary seed drill cannot be used on muddy ground
- Used in
- Benin, Cote d`Ivoire
- Economic activities
- Growing of rice
- Operations
- Sowing
- Problems solved
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