Traditionally, maize is shelled manually using hands, either using your thumb to get the seeds off the cobs or rubbing the cobs against one another. This however takes a lot of time and requires more ...

Hisar: Indian Patent office has granted design patent to pedal operated maize shelling machine developed at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU). Vice-chancellor B R Kamboj ...

SINCE TIME immemorial, agricultural technologies aimed at relieving farmers from labour constraints in food production processes have not favoured smallholder or subsistence farmers, especially in the ...

The medium-sized machine made a loud cracking noise as it gobbled several maize cobs the operator, Douglas Opio, had placed in one of its compartments. It took seconds for the petrol-run machine to ...

Though maize cultivation is increasing every year in the district, farmers had to face serious problems to thresh them. After getting maize threshing machine, they are very happy this year as it will ...

Chandigarh, Nov 30 (IANS) Scientists at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in Hisar have developed a pedal operated maize shelling machine that has been patented by the government ...

Joseph Njoroge, 40, knows how to adjust according to the times in order to stay financially relevant. The man, who also doubles up as a boda boda rider, has seen the ingenuity of investing in a maize ...

Dehusking and shelling are important post-harvest activities in maize crop, predominantly done by women. These activities involve a lot of drudgery as these are done manually. Though hand operated ...