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SITTING TYPE GROUNDNUT DECORTICATOR

Back ground

Traditionally groundnut was decorticated by finger tip of hand/ beating on stones etc. which are drudgery prone with time consuming actions.

Technology description (Technical)

A sitting groundnut decorticator is an oscillatory type device having cast iron shoes with projections for decortication of groundnut pods. It consist of frame, handle, oscillating arm and sieve with oblong hole. It is operated by a woman worker in sitting posture for which a stool is provided on a wooden platform. The pods are fed in batches of nearly 1.5 kg i.e. up to half of its hopper capacity so that oscillating arm can easily be operated. For proper decortication, the shoes, which are mounted on oscillating arm need to be adjusted. The women workers prefer the sitting type groundnut decorticator due to its low requirement of force and less cardiac cost.

How it is women friendly?

    It is handy, operated in sitting posture

Performance:

    35 kg/h

Locale of dissemination/ application:

Small and marginal farmers

Outcomes/impact/benefits:

  • Drudgery reduction by 79% per unit of output.
  • Eliminating the chances of injury to fingers of worker.
  • Grain obtained could be used for sowing..
  • Suitable for custom hiring.

Limitations if any

    Small and marginal farmers

Photos

groundnut decorticator

Source (author/organization):

Dr. L. P. Gite and S. P. Singh ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal

Developed/tested/refined:

Tested and modified for height reduction

Year and purpose:

2009-12, To reduce the drudgery and increase the work efficiency

Cost:

Rs 2600/-

Patent/Commercialization:

Nil

Weather further study/ modification are required or not:

Nil

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