The purpose of this work is to compare the performance of a tubular maize sheller under frontline demonstration to farmers' traditional methods of using finger tips and thumb pressing. CIAE Bhopal's technology was deployed as part of an Action Research Participatory Approach in Nagaland's Kohima area from 2016 to 2019. A total of 150 people from low and moderate socioeconomic backgrounds took part in the demonstration. Farmers sundry corn after harvest and stack it above the hearth for smoke drying in traditional kitchens to reduce moisture content and protect the seed from pests, as has been done for years. The demonstration findings revealed that the tubular maize sheller's shelling capacity (31.36 kg/hr) was double that of farmers' practise (13.11 kg/hr), showing a 140 percent improvement in shelling percentage over the years from 92 to 177 percent. It also stated that the efficiency was 99.69 percent, and that the cost of shelling one quintal of maize was $171.58, showing a savings of approximately 60% over manual shelling. Feedback on the technology was recorded and ranked based on responses; of the eight statements, four were ranked one based on weighted mean, such as no special training required for handling the maize sheller, avoids finger injury during use, reduces drudgery during handling, and is a woman-friendly tool. Rank two was given for saving time and energy, Rank three was given for avoiding irritation of the eyes, nose, and mouth during shelling, and Rank four was given for being easy to operate, use, and handle. Few (6 people) said the sheller should be modified and standardised because the local maize varieties were greater in circumference than the technology exhibited. Tubular sheller (x=33.2) performs significantly better than manual shelling (p0.05) according to Chi-square testing.
Author(S) Details
Longma Yanger Pongen
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kohima, Nagaland, India.
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