As cropping season approaches in Kasaragod district of Kerala, farmers begin to get edgy. Wild animals from nearby forests start plundering their fields and, in a few hours, months of carefully nurtured crops are ruined.
This season, a gentle solution is available. Rajagopal Kaipangala, 49, has invented a simple device that keeps animals at bay. It is a flickering light placed at different levels which prevents nocturnal animals like wild boars, palm civets, bison, bats and even sambar and elephants from intruding into farms.
His gadget has an LED flashlight and a solar panel encased inside a. . .
