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  • Design & construction of a clay based evaporative cooler for fruits. 
    Kibuuka, Ernest (Busitema University., 2019-05)
    A clay based evaporative cooling system was designed and constructed to increase the shelf' life of stored fruits. The evaporative cooler was tasted and evaluated using three different fruits that is to say bananas, apples ...
  • Design & Construction of a four row tractor drawn Irish potato harvester 
    Wanundu, Cedrick, Keith (Busitema University, 2020-02-16)
    Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) is one of the most important a root vegetable grown in Uganda. It is a rich source of carbohydrate, used all over the country. Harvesting is one of the most important operations in Irish ...
  • Design & construction of a honey extraction line. 
    Mandela, Simon (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Natural honey is one of the most widely sought products due to its unique properties, which are attributed to the influence of the different groups of substances it contains. Honey is used for nutritional, medicinal and ...
  • Design & construction of a hybrid rice dryer with a heat recovery system. 
    Magabo, Derick (Busitema University., 2019-05)
    Rice (Oryz.ae sativa) is one of the most important foods in Uganda supplying as much as half of the daily nutritional requirements and calories to the Ugandan population. (MAFSC, 2009). About 80% office farmers in Uganda. ...
  • Design & construction of a motorized maize flour mingier. 
    Arikosi, Luke Onoria (Busitema University., 2019-05)
    The study goes through the step by step procedures which led to the achievement of the intended main and specific objectives. The designed maize flour mingier machine of capacity 2kg comprised of inner and outer jackets ...
  • Design & construction of a motorized tomato pulp and seed extraction machine. 
    Mudoma, Cosmas (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is one of the significant fruit/vegetable crop popularly consumed almost in every country of the world. They are consumed fresh in combination with salads or used in cooking as a recipe. ...
  • Design & construction of a pineapple juicing machine for small and medium scale processors. 
    Jakech, Boris Rwothomio (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    The extractor was successfully constructed and tested with an extraction efficiency of 68.6% and capacity or 1600kg/hr and. initial- investment. cost of 115M. The machine can be used in production by both small, medium and ...
  • Design & fabrication of a motorized groundnut shelling machine. 
    Igira, Ezedekia (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    The traditional way of removing kernel from groundnut is to crack it with hand but when a large amount of groundnuts have to be work on this method is time consuming so a Sheller machine has to be used. In Uganda due to ...
  • Design and construction of a 2-manual paddy rice transplanter. 
    Namakhonje, Susan (Busitema University., 2020-12)
    The purpose of this project is to develop a prototype of a 2-rowmanual rice transplanting machine, this study is to integrate the existing transplanting methods which are tedious, time consuming and laborious hence a ...
  • Design and construction of a back pack granular fertilizer applicator. 
    Aema, John (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Fertilizers are defined as chemicals, and minerals that supply one or more essential plant nutrients. Substantive use of fertilizer is a prerequisite for the success of efforts to improve agricultural productivity and hence ...
  • Design and construction of a banana juice extractor. 
    Matovu, Joseph (Busitema University., 2014-06)
    Uganda is the second largest producer of bananas after India but most of these bananas are consumed as a staple food and less is diverted into extraction of banana juice. Banana juice can be extracted either manually or ...
  • Design and construction of a bicycle operated boom spray pump. 
    Musana, Emmanuel (Busitema University, 2022)
    Spraying is one of the agricultural practices that are needed to ensure optimum crop growth and increase in the yields. It refers to the process of applying liquid chemicals to the crops or agricultural field with an aim ...
  • Design and construction of a biogas digester feeding system. 
    Baraza, Gerald (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    The biogas digester for above ground digesters has to be opened every time it is to be recharged with slurry. This allows entry of air into the system and this directly affects the activity of the anaerobic bacteria. This ...
  • Design and construction of a biomass dryer for mangoes. 
    Mutonyi, Wandeka Cynthia (Busitema University., 2013-11)
    The mango fruit (Mangifera sp.) is major commercial tropical fruit, grown in many countries of the world. It is less common in Uganda because farmers and processors in our country suffer a problem of high rate of ...
  • Design and construction of a biomass tray dryer for cassava mash. 
    Mirembe, Angel. (Busitema University., 2020-02)
    Cassava (Manihotesculenta) is an important carbohydrate food source for more than 800million people around the world(FAO,2007). Cassava is a highly perishable root crop which is attributed to its high moisture content. The ...
  • Design and construction of a centrifugal egg breaking machine. 
    Okwang, Stephen (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    An egg (ovum) is one of the world's most important and useful poultry products in East Africa since it's a source of food and income. Eggs are composed of three main parts: eggshell, egg white (albumen) and yolk, representing ...
  • Design and construction of a centrifugal grain grinder for a rural community. 
    Ndibwami, Blydens (Busitema University., 2013-07)
    The design and construction of a centrifugal grain grinder, for my final year project, was undertaken to promote the grinding of various food grains for human nutrition, improve on the livelihood and increase grain production ...
  • Design and construction of a cocoa bean solar dryer for smallholder farmers. 
    Nalubega, Jane Frances (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Cocoa beans are the seeds from fruit pods of a tropical tree botanically known as Theobroma cacao L. (Family Sterculiaceae). Each pod contains at least 30—40 "cocoa beans" embedded in a mass of mucilaginous pulp within the ...
  • Design and construction of a cocoa pod husk slicing machine for animal feeds. 
    Cyimpaye, Winfred (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Cocoa-pod husk is a, by-product of the cocoa processing industry and despite the involvement of many farmers in the cocoa growing areas in Uganda; many have not utilized fully its by product into useful products such as ...
  • Design and construction of a coffee bioreactor. 
    Ouma, Humphreys (Busitema University., 2015-06)
    Coffee is tanked second to crude oil as the most important internationally traded commodity across the world and it is also the most important cash crop in Uganda; Wet processing of coffee helps to preserve the intrinsic ...

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