Thresher
Multi-crop Thresher
- Address the acute shortage and need of agricultural mechanization for small holder farmers in threshing
- Threshes crops including barley, maize, soybean, beans, rice, sorghum and millet
- Threshes soybean 40 times faster than traditional stick beating and helps reduce drudgery and increase productivity for small holder farmers
- Threshes up to 3ton of maize or 300kg of soybean per hour
- A single multi-crop thresher serves 50 to 100 small holder farmers per season depending on farm size and crop type
- Relives 15 woman and children from farm-related labor per season saving up to 45 school days for children
- 1 thresher directly creates 3 jobs for the youth (Requires only 2 operators)
- Designed for service providers (enables youth entrepreneurship)
- Reduces post-harvest losses by 35%.
Tractors and Implements
- In partnership with US manufacturer, tested tractor suitable for small holder farmer. Tractor tested with Feed the Future guidelines successfully.
- Currently implementing full technology transfer to produce the tractor and its implements in Ethiopia
- Support for gas or diesel engine that range from 20HP to 35HP
- Designed for row crops
- Support of two Category 1 row crop implements simultaneously
- Adjustable row width
- High crop clearance compared to any tractor of its class
- Simple maintenance
- Independent hydraulic drive motors on each wheel
- Easy implement attachment
- Best in class turn radius using full hydraulic reverse on turn
- Optional tire width from 36” to 72” standard
- ROPS standard with 35HP configuration
- Hydraulic lock parking brake
- Power steering with symmetric steering return
Typical implements available:
- Front Cultivator
- Rear cultivator
- Single Row Seed Planter
- Transplanter/Slip Setter
- Chisel Plow/Ripper
- Middle Buster
- Hiller-Bedder
- Turning Plow
- Transplanter
- Grading Blade
- Single Row Seed Planter
- Single Row Toolbar
- Multi-Row Seeder Toolbar
Cold Storage
Integrating small to medium size cold storage boxes for:
- Farmers
- Wholesalers
- Farmer markets
- Retailers