JNNCE | Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Shivamogga

JNNCART

A Centre for Appropriate and Agricultural Technologies was setup at JNNCE with the objective of serving farming community and other people of the Malnad region. Students will be motivated to address problems faced by the farmers through innovative, cost effective farming implements as a part of their project work as prescribed in academic curriculum. Rs.8 Lakh is funded by JNNCE, Shimoga.

CART nurtures innovation, and encourages entrepreneurial talents among students, faculty and people of the region to help agricultural needs of the farmers. It facilitates inter-disciplinary research and coordinates with incubation centre to bring up start-ups and budding entrepreneurs.

CART aims to Encourage students and faculty for innovation, idea generation and product development, Provide seed fund to transform an idea into a product, Arrange workshops for students to create awareness in the field of agri-based entrepreneurship, Help with the patenting process, Inspire and support staff and students to achieve their potential and meet the challenges of society, Facilitate development of at least two innovative products that are socially relevant.

Projects selected and executed for the year 2018-19:

SN	Name of the research project/ endowment	Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-investigator	Department of Principal Investigator	Amount Sanctioned
1	Mini Trencher Trenching Machine	Dr K Sabeel Ahmed	Mechanical	20000
2	Multipurpose Hybrid Sprayer	Dr. E Basavaraj	Mechanical	25000
3	Hydrophobic sand to combat water scarcity	Mrs. Chaya D Y	Civil	25000
4	Arecanut Plucker cum Sprayer	Dr. E Basavaraj	Mechanical	18000

Projects selected and executed for the year 2020-21:

SN	Name of the research project/ endowment	Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-investigator	Department of Principal Investigator	Amount Sanctioned
1	Trenching Machine	Dr. E Basavaraj	Mechanical	30000
2	IoT based Smart Crop Protection From Animals	Mrs. Aparna	Electronics and Telecommunication	25000
3	Agribot for Ginger Cultivation	Dr. E Basavaraj	Mechanical	30000

Projects selected and executed for the year 2021-22:

SN	Name of the research project/ endowment	Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-investigator	Department of Principal Investigator	Amount Sanctioned
1	Design and fabrication of automated system for controlled plant growth	Dr. E Basavaraj	Mechanical	25000
2	Development of farm machine for small and marginal farmers	Dr. E Basavaraj	Mechanical	15000
3	Multipurpose Agriculture Robot	Mrs. Satyaprema	Mechanical	15000
4	Smart Irrigation Using LoRa module	Mrs. Rashmi M Hullamani	Electronics and Telecommunication	10000

Projects selected and executed for the year 2022-23:

SN	Name of the research project/ endowment	Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-investigator	Department of Principal Investigator	Amount Sanctioned
1	Improvement of pesticides and nutrients sprayer for agricultural Farm	Dr. E Basavaraj	Mechanical	25000
2	Design and Fabrication of Kitchen Waste Fertilizer making Machine	Mr. Chetan C G	Mechanical	20000
3	Design and fabrication of areca split machine	Dr. Satyaprema	Mechanical	20000
4	Iot based intelligent outdoor aquaponics with automated grow lights	Ms. Surpitha M R	Electrical and Electronics	25000