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Rice Transplanter. Rice Market 20% of the world’s calorie supply, and 30% of Asia’s Top producers are China (31%) and India (20%) Grown primarily for.

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1 Rice Transplanter

2 Rice Market 20% of the world’s calorie supply, and 30% of Asia’s Top producers are China (31%) and India (20%) Grown primarily for domestic use Photo by Stuart Ling - Wikipedia

3 Current Products Cost Price of equipment: $250-17,500 (used) GDP per capita: ~$5600 (China), ~$3100 (India) Technical limitations Need large, flat fields Cannot plant on field edges Frequently overturn in the mud YanMar Agricultural Equipment, Co. Photo by Aaron Kingsbury

4 Technical Requirements Prevent back-problems in field workers Extremely low-cost Simple and rugged Easily transportable Can be repaired using local materials Usable in a variety of terrains Photo by Jan-Pieter Nap - Wikipedia

5 Sketch Model

6 Open initial position Closed position after retraction


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