Banana fibers and other plant fibers can be converted into pulp for paper making. This offers a productive use of waste fibers for creating a local supply of paper and generating income. Once plant fibers are removed and dried, they are boiled ...
The Cafe Compadre allows coffee farmers to roast their own beans with solar energy, by concentrating the sun on a rotating drum containing the coffee beans. The sturdy device has been developed for use in rural areas and can be maintained ...
Created by VOCA, the Centrifuge 2.0 is a low-cost centrifuge design for the extraction of avocado oil. The team is currently designing a set of centrifuge technologies to allow the production of avocado oil at the local level in small villages ...
The Compost Box is a container made from safe food-grade expanded polystyrene (EPS) for composting organic waste. The EPS structure allows for the retention of heat, making it possible to compost in environments that would otherwise be too ...
From KickStart.org: The press extracts oil from sunflower, sesame, and other oil seeds. The filter produces clear, cold-pressed, nutritious cooking oil ready for sale or consumption. The seedcake by-product is valued as a high protein animal ...
The corn sheller is a simple tool that makes it possible to shell maize several times faster than by hand. The device has the additional advantages of being robust, portable and transparent to users. A corn sheller can be made at a fraction of ...
The Eco Hive is a low-cost apiary made from expanded polystyrene (EPS). Many apiaries in developing regions are made from wood, which is a poor insulator and can easily become waterlogged, leading to the growth of harmful molds.
The Eco ...
The Eco Incubator is a high-efficiency unit for incubating eggs from oviparous animals, such as chickens and iguanas. Made from expanded polystyrene (EPS), the Eco Incubator helps retain heat within the unit, leading to greater energy ...
Green Towers are vertical gardens made from safe food-grade EPS containers stacked upon a pole structure, which can be made from metal, wood, bamboo or other locally sourced materials. The use of EPS containers retains moisture and nutrients ...
Hope in Flight uses Black Soldier Fly larvae to efficiently process waste into economically-profitable animal feed. We are an MIT team entering the 2013 MIT IDEAS Global Challenge competition. ...
The MAPS G110 is a utility vehicle designed to meet the needs of farmers and agricultural businesses in developing countries. These people traditionally spend a substantial amount of time and effort with transportation and manual labor. This ...
Maa-Bara is a minimal-waste closed-loop sustainable agricultural model that utilizes kitchen scraps to grow healthy, fresh fish and vegetables. The Maa-Bara system increases food security by boosting the productivity of small-holder farmers ...
The hand fed planter is able to plant maize (corn) and pulses (beans), as well as other seeds and a precise amount of fertiliser as a nutrient for each seed through a surface mulch under a range of soil conditions.
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Bicimáquinas are pedal-powered machines that assist with a variety of jobs in the home, on the farm, on the road and in small businesses. Each bicimáquina is handmade in Maya Pedal's workshop using a combination of old bikes, concrete, wood and ...
The Milk Transportation System uses a durable 10-liter container designed specifically to reduce spillage and spoilage. Farmers can milk their animals directly into the container using a detachable funnel, which limits contaminants, helps ...
The Multi-Crop Thresher (MCT), an engine-driven machine that threshes crops up to 75 times faster than manual methods and saves the average small farm over a week and a half of post-harvest labor. The MCT has a modular design that allows it ...
The Omega Grinder is an affordable hand-operated burr mill that produces flour from grains and makes a creamy paste from roasted nuts.
The Omega Grinder is effective at making creamy peanut butter, cocoa butter, maize or millet flour and ...
The Paddy Thresher is a tool designed for threshing crops. It can be operated by any Tractor or with a ten horsepower Electronic Motor. The Paddy Thresher does not break the rice while threshing it, nor does it leave any rice behind. A ...
The Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) project aims to increase the income of farming families in West and Central Africa through the use of inexpensive, plastic grain storage bags. PICS first focused on cowpeas, an African staple, but ...
The Quintas biomass dehydrator is designed to dry agricultural produce. This simple device does not use complicated temperature and flow controls, and can be assembled on site with the capacity to burn approximatelty 7.06kg of biomass ...
Sistema Biobolsa is an affordable, pre-fabricated anaerobic biodigester designed for small and medium-sized farms. Sistema Biobolsa converts organic waste, particularly bovine and porcine waste, into renewable energy (methane-rich biogas) with ...
Dehydration of fruits and vegetables is a promising food processing technology that can increase the shelf life of products by nearly a year. It is a value addition process that can save approximately 33% of seasonal agro-product losses. Solar ...
Every year, in Africa alone, women spend about 4 billion hours shelling peanuts by hand. For many of the poorest families, peanuts are the only protein they can afford. For many they a crop of choice to take to market, but they have little ...
The ByoEarth Vermiculture Kit contains the essential materials to produce rich organic fertilizer via vermicomposting, a composting process that uses worms to digest organic waste. Each kit includes a box with vents and drainage, over 2,500 ...
The VitaGoat is a food processing system for developing countries. It serves as a principal vehicle for micro-enterprises, while providing local communities or social institutions with high-quality nutrition. Operating without the need for any ...