Maize and beans are grown on small farms usually tillage system. There is interest in migrating to no tillage, but are not available to small planters suitable for this purpose. The portable hand seeder (saraqua), massively used by these farmers, including no tillage, have capacity and operating performance constraints, besides ergonomic problems. It is necessary to develop machines of this size, ensuring higher quality at sowing these crops and reduce the painfulness of work these farmers. The aim of this research was to establish the functional structure of a human-powered drill for direct seeding of corn and beans. A systematic design methodology was applied, covering analysis of specifications, identifying constraints and establishment of functional structures as block diagram. Functional structure with a push seed meter and multiple soil openers was chosen.