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Coir pith and vermicompost, with beneficial microbes, are pressed into a pellet with a ready-made seed cavity.
New agri-tech product · Patent pending
Seed Pellet System.
Plastic-free seedlings, from sowing to planting. A biodegradable seed pellet that is its own pot, and a hand press that lets anyone make them.
Product snapshot
- Compressed coir pith and vermicompost pellet
- Seed cavity formed in the same press stroke
- Hand-operated press, no electricity, no heating
- Seedling is planted with its pellet — no plastic
Patent pending
Indian Patent Application No. 202641122017
The problem
Seedlings still depend on plastic trays and polybags.
Every seedling raised in a nursery tray or polybag adds single-use plastic to farms and drains. Pulling seedlings out for planting tears their roots and causes transplant shock, and seeds sown by hand sit at uneven depths. Making the growing mix, sowing, raising and planting are all separate jobs with separate tools.
How it works
One system from mix to field
Sow
The seed goes into the cavity, so every seed sits at the same, correct depth.
Raise
Pellets are kept in a nursery and watered. The nutrients are already in the pellet.
Plant
The whole pellet goes into the soil, by hand or with a transplanter. The roots are never disturbed.
Why it matters
Good for farms, jobs and the environment
Plastic-free
Replaces a plastic tray cell or polybag for every seedling raised in a pellet.
No transplant shock
The seedling is planted with its pellet, so the roots stay intact.
Uniform sowing depth
The seed cavity is formed by the press, not by hand, for even germination.
No electricity needed
One stroke of the hand press compresses the mix, forms the cavity and ejects the pellet.
Rural livelihoods
A low-cost press lets self-help groups and micro-enterprises start a pellet and seedling business.
Waste into value
Uses coir pith, a by-product of the coir industry. A starch-bound version serves as a hydroponic base.
Proof of concept
Built and tested.
Test pellets made on our miniature prototype press were sown with okra (ladies finger), onion and other vegetables, without any added inoculant.
9 / 10pellets sprouted
2 daysfor okra to sprout
A full-size hand press is being built, with field trials with farmers and nurseries planned for early 2027.
In detail
The press and the prototype
Work with us
Licensing and technology partners.
We design and license the technology; partners make and sell. We offer design licences for the hand press and commercial pellet machine, technology licences and training for pellet production, and transfer of the patent-pending system.
- Fabricators and machinery makers
- Self-help groups and rural enterprises
- Vegetable, fruit and plantation nurseries
- Farmer producer organisations
- Hydroponic and urban farms
- Agri-input and nursery companies
Enquire now
Partner with us on the Seed Pellet System.
Tell us who you are, where you are, and how you would like to work with the technology — licensing, production, a pilot or a field trial.