"I’ve several other innovations up my sleeve," says Mathukia. Innovative designs of check dams, so vital in dry Saurashtra; a modified seed drill; a small bullock-operated pesticide sprayer; a semi-circular check dam-like design for the construction of water storage tanks for household and agricultural use. Recipient of several awards for innovation, member of an Indian delegation invited to South Africa to guide farmers and artisans about new technologies and innovations, Mathukia remains, at heart, a son of the soil. "I will be happy when small farmers benefit from Vanraj," he says.
