Cotton Stalks Supply Chain Model for Preparation of Briquettes and Pellets
Cotton stalks to be uprooted from field using a tractor operated V type uprooter, sun dried and chipped by a tractor operated chipper. Transportation of the chipped cotton stalks to the briquetting and pelleting plant with the radius of 50 km
The cost of his entire operation (harvesting, collection, chipping and transportation) worked out to about Rs. 800/- per tonne.
The chipped cotton stalks are raw material for briquetting and pelleting plant