Development of human-powered fish feeding machine for freshwater aquaculture farms of developing countries |
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| Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China;2. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, 361024, China;1. Associate Professor & Head, Department of Aquacultural Engineering, College of Fisheries Engineering, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Muttam Panangudi, Nagapattianam, 611002, India;2. Professor & Associate Dean, School of Civil Engineering, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;3. Assistant Professor (Rtd), Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721302, West Bengal, India;1. Aquaculture and Fisheries Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700AH Wageningen, the Netherlands;2. Farm Technology Group, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands;1. Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, University of Uyo, Uyo 520001, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria;2. School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China |
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| Abstract: | Feeding the fishes rightly has been a problem for the fish farmers and developing suitable feeding devices is one of the most challenging problems faced by aquaculture engineers. Fish farmers of developing nations find manual feeding economical rather than opting for expensive mechanized feeding. In this study, a simple human-powered fish feeding machine which can economically solve the feeding issue in freshwater aquaculture, has been developed. The major parts of the feeder are cylindrical feed drums mounted on a pedal powered shaft, a catamaran barge, propeller and steering arrangements. When the operator pedals, the feed shaft rotates and the feed in the feed drums is metered through the metering holes provided in the feed drums. Human muscle power is used to power feeding operation as well as to propel the feeder. Since the device has been designed to utilize optimum human power for its entire operation, it is energy-efficient, environmental friendly and most importantly affordable. The developed device has been tested in laboratory and has been observed to be successfully operating in field condition while achieving the desired feed rate. |
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| Keywords: | Aquaculture Feeding device Human power Feed wastage Affordable |
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