Traditionally, maize is shelled manually using hands, either using your thumb to get the seeds off the cobs or rubbing the cobs against one another. This however takes a lot of time and requires more ...

Many farmers grow maize but cannot afford the cost of acquiring some of the imported threshing machines because of the cost and such farmers resort to manual means of threshing which results into low ...

SINCE TIME immemorial, agricultural technologies aimed at relieving farmers from labour constraints in food production processes have not favoured smallholder or subsistence farmers, especially in the ...

Joseph Macharia, one of Dajopen's co-founders, demonstrates how to use the maize sheller at a past exhibition event. Harvesting is undoubtedly the final joyful step as you reap benefits of hard work.

Hisar: Indian Patent office has granted design patent to pedal operated maize shelling machine developed at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU). Vice-chancellor B R Kamboj ...

Though maize cultivation is increasing every year in the district, farmers had to face serious problems to thresh them. After getting maize threshing machine, they are very happy this year as it will ...

Dehusking and shelling are important post-harvest activities in maize crop, predominantly done by women. These activities involve a lot of drudgery as these are done manually. Though hand operated ...

Kampala — Nalweyo Seed Company (NASECO)in Kibale has introduced a machine which saves farmers from the dangers involved in removing cones from cobs. The maize sheller locally made by the company's ...

The most important time for any farmer to be present on the farm is at the time to plant and time to harvest. The harvest handling can either make or break the farmer. Maize farmers all over Kenya are ...

Farmers in the Northern and Upper East Regions have taken delivery of maize shellers and multicrop threshers to boost their farming operation and reduce post-harvest losses. These were supplied by the ...