Innovative Systems Design and Engineering
Comparative Quality And Performance Analysis Of Manual And Motorised Traditional Portable Rice Threshers
Abstract
Traditional motorized and manual portable threshers are the two types of threshers common to average farmer in the African continent and about 70% food production is in the hands of these categories of farmers. This paper compares the suitability of these types of threshers for traditional African farmers. The production rates (quantity threshed) and quality (seed loss and mechanical damage) were analyzed for both manual and motorized rice threshers using actual research data. The observed advantages and disadvantages based on production rate, quality, cost and farm sizes are outlined as a guide to farmers. The result of this analysis is also employed to improve the performance of motorized rice thresher.
Key words: rice, threshers, farm machineries, portability
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ISSN (Paper)2222-1727 ISSN (Online)2222-2871
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