| Purpose |
Splitting
of ginger roots longitudinally |
| Capacity |
It
can split 300-500 kg of fresh ginger roots per
hour depending on the operator. |
| Target
client |
Medium
scale ginger farmers and groups |
| Advantage |
It
is self adjusting and can split any size of ginger
roots in 2 approximately equal halves. Splitting
ginger roots greatly reduces the drying time of
the product.
It also reduces the amount of losses as compared
to drying randomly sliced ginger roots. |
| Disadvantage |
It
is hand-cranked thus limiting its application
to medium scale ginger processing operations |
| Cost |
US$
300 |
| Market
potential / Status |
Limited
only in ginger producing areas of Uganda. |
| Information
provided by |
Post-Harvest
Handling & Storage Project, P.O. Box 7856
Kampala, Uganda. Phone (256)-41-234531.
National Post-harvest Program, KARI/NARO, P.O.Box
7065 Kamapala, Uganda. Phone: 256-41-567708. |
| Manufactured
by |
JBT
Engineering, Makere Road, P.O. Box 11091, Kampala,
Phone: (256)-77- 502709/532861. |
| Comment |
Alternativly
the cassava slicer has been used
for slicing the ginger as this machine is cheaper
and ligther. |
