On-Farm Demonstration and Evaluation of Engine-Driven Maize Sheller in Kelafo District, Somali Region, Ethiopia
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Cost Benefit Analysis, Demonstration, Evaluation, Kelafo, Maize ShellerAbstract
This study was carried out in the Shabelle zone of the Somali region, specifically in the Kelafo district. Maize powered by engine Sheller assists in separating the cob from the corn. Among the key components of the manufactured design are the machine frame, hopper (feeding chute), bearing, shelling unit, grain and cob discharge unit, air blower portion, body casing, and drum. A B-belt connects the diesel engine motor that powers it to the shelling unit. The maize sheller was exhibited by the SoRLARI-Agricultural Mechanization Research Directorate, which determined it to be between 95.54 and 97.76% efficient with a production capacity of roughly 26.5-30Qu/hr. comparing the machine to other domestically manufactured and imported of comparable capacity, it is comparatively inexpensive, easy to use, and portable. 20 agro-pastoralists from the Kelafo district were selected for the maize sheller demonstration, and one machines were provided for the districts to create wider awareness. The maize sheller machine's cost-benefit analysis made use of the payback time and the benefit-cost ratio. The machine is cost-effective for popularization and scaling, as indicated by the computed machine cost-benefit ratio and payback periods of 1.15 and 1.94.
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