Genesis
The department of Farm Machinery and Power was formed in the newly started College of Agricultural Engineering, TNAU, Coimbatore-3 during 1971 by merging the A.E. Workshop, functioning under the control of Agricultural Engineering Department, Government of Tamil Nadu while the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University was established. Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, kumulur started during the year 1992. The department was shifted to Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Kumulur during July 2014.
EDUCATION
Phases of educational development
1992- Till date | B.E (Ag.) in Agricultural Engineering/B.Tech. (Agrl.Engg.) shifted from Coimbatore to AEC&RI, TNAU, Kumulur |
2014- Till date | M.Tech. (FMP) at AEC&RI, TNAU, Kumulur |
2014- Till date | Ph.D. (FMP) at AEC&RI, TNAU, Kumulur |
Implements released from the department of Farm Machinery and Bioenergy at AEC&RI, Kumulur
A total 10 implements were released during 1996 to till date. The name of the implements is furnished below:
Sl. No. | Year | Name of the Implement |
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1 | 1996 | Tractordrawn irrigation channel former |
2 | 2004 | Impacttypegroundnutstripper |
3 | 2007 | A sub soilerattachmentforstump removal |
4 | 2008 | Battery operatedportable wetland weeder |
5 | 2008 | Battery operatedportable wetland weeder |
6 | 2011 | Self propelled flail-mower for cutting grasses and bushes |
7 | 2012 | Improved coconut tree climber |
8 | 2012 | Tractor operated multi-purpose hoist |
9 | 2013 | Self-propelled multi-crop multi-row weeder |
10 | 2016 | Tractor drawn precision pulse seeder |