| Purpose |
Manually
shelling of groundnuts |
| Capacity |
It
can shell 3-5 bags of unshelled groundnuts depending
on skills of the operator. |
| Target
client |
Small
scale farmers and groups |
| Advantage |
It
shells groundnuts in a contnuous operation rather
than by batch method.
The metal bench can be eliminated to reduce the
total cost and then the shelling component is mounted
on a wooden bench or table. |
| Disadvantage |
The
shelled groundnuts still need to be separated from
the hulls with the use of a sieve. |
| Cost |
Complete
shelling machine: US$ 125 |
| Market
potential / Status |
Several
units have been ordered since it was first exhibited
in an agricultural& trade show in 1999. |
| Information
provided by |
Post-Harvest
Handling & Storage Project, P.O. Box 7856 Kampala,
Uganda. Phone (256)-41-234531. |
| Manufactured
by |
JBT
Engineering, Makere Road, P.O. Box 11091, Kampala,
Phone: (256)-77- 502709/532861.
Tonnet Enterprises, Gayaza Road, just after Kalerwe
market, P.O. Box 3136 Kampala, Uganda. Phone: (256)-077-413754 |
