We have with us an innovatively designed Garlic Peeling Machine. The cost of peeling garlic using this machine is one fifth that of peeling garlic manually and on an average half the cost of peeling using other Chinese or Taiwanese machines available in the market. Please copy and paste the link http://www.nifindia.org/bd/node/22 into your web browser's address window for its product brochure.

For a demo video (6:47 minutes, 66.1 MB) of Garlic Peeling Machine, please copy and paste the link below into your web browser's address window: www.nifindia.org/demo/garlic_peeling.mpg

Our machine’s USP is its excellent garlic peeling effectiveness as well as reduced breakage of the cloves. Indian, Asian and some other varieties are peculiar as they have 3-4 times more cloves in each fruit and the clove size is much delicate and smaller than the ones grown in Europe, East Asia. Hence, peeling garlic with smaller cloves would need higher levels of effectiveness. That has been achieved through this innovative technology. The other major advantage is that our machine costs 5,200 USD whereas comparable machines available in the international market costs around 22,000 USD. (* 1 USD=Rs.45)

Many Indian companies such as Cavin Care, Pandiyan Pickles, Priyam Foods, Eye Pickles, Patak Foods, Tasty Foods and others are the satisfied users of this machine and Cavin Care has even placed a repeat order giving a testimony of its excellent performance. Recently a delegation from Pakistan came to India, met the innovator as well as some of the clients and placed an order for one machine, which was shipped to Pakistan in the last week. Another order from USA is under process.

A brief on our organization:
National Innovation Foundation (NIF) is an autonomous society supported by Government of India and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) - India’s premiere business management school. NIF’s mandate is to scout technological innovations occurring at grassroots level and link them with markets. This not only helps in unearthing new business opportunities for entrepreneurial community but also, helps in bringing about sustainable economic growth. In short span of four years, NIF has been able to scout more than 51,000 innovations and examples of traditional knowledge practices from over 360 districts of India. The innovations are from sectors like Agriculture & Farm Implements, Energy, Transport, Engineering Machinery, Herbal Medicines/ Pesticides and Food Processing etc. Out of these, many technologies have great potential domestically and internationally as well, due to their ground in genesis that reflects in cost-effectiveness, higher efficiency and better efficacy.
NIF has been able to demonstrate ‘tip of the iceberg’- initial success in commercialization. A total of 14 technologies have been licensed to 22 organizations/individuals including one international technology licensing to a USA based company and one-off sale of technologies to several other international clients.

NIF is well networked with reputed public and private R institutions i.e. Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), sector specific laboratories of Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR), Agriculture Universities and leading management institutions.

NIF organized its Third National Award Function at IIM-A during January 5-7, 2005, where Hon’ble President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam graced the occasion to honour some of the high potential innovations from all over the country. Garlic Peeling Machine is one such awarded innovation.

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