Sanket Pai
M.Des (Industrial Design), IIT Bombay,
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering), Goa University
Joining Year:
2018
Defense Year:
2024
Supervisor:
Prof. Sugandh Malhotra (IIT Bombay),
Prof. Selby Coxon (Monash University),
Dr. Robbie Napper (Monash University)
Joint PhD Scholar at IITB-Monash Academy
Areas of Research:
Design Intervention in Farm Equipment for Indian Small-Scale Farmers
Research Topic:
Design Intervention in Farm Equipment for Indian Small-Scale Farmers
Design Intervention in Farm Equipment for Indian Small-Scale Farmers
Research Topic:
Design Intervention in Farm Equipment for Indian Small-Scale Farmers
Abstract:
Small scale farms (farm size of less than 2 hectares), form 86.21% of total agricultural land in India. Almost 50% of Indian population depends on agriculture for employment and livelihood. Along with climate change, lack of resources and awareness, these farmers are unable to afford farm machinery and tools due to lack of capital, rising costs and scarcity of appropriate technology.
The research aims at designing and developing appropriate, affordable, context-specific, and gender-friendly solutions for small farmers. The solutions will be developed using a studio research approach, which will combine domains of Industrial design and appropriate technology.
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