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  • Design and construction of a multipurpose pineapple processing machine. 
    Okello, Boniface (Busitema University., 2014-05)
    Pineapple fruit (Ananas comosus) is highly perishable in its natural state after harvest and is vulnerable to spoilage by mechanical damage, chemical deterioration and environmental effects. Thus, it is highly essential ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated rake tool for paddy rice planting. 
    Sekyanzi, Baker (Busitema University., 2014-05)
    Paddy rice is one of the important crops that are grown in some parts of Uganda that are located at lower altitude i.e. lowlands. it is one of the stable foods for a large proportion of the population and on the subsistence ...
  • Design and construction of a pedal operated sunflower threshing machine. 
    Okello, Norman (Busitema University., 2014-05)
    The Introduction is a summary of the background of sunflower and this project, the problem statement which includes the problems faced by sunflower farmers in Uganda during the threshing of their crops. The introduction ...
  • Design and fabrication of a manual sheet metal bending machine. 
    Senfuma, Ibrahim (Busitema University., 2014-05)
    Sheet metal bending is one of the sheet metal forming processes that is used in the industries, workshops and local artisan shops for fabrication of different parts that satisfy people's needs. Achieving curved and ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated sorghum planter. 
    Wafula, Julius (Busitema University., 2014-05)
    The proposed study covers the design and construction of a sorghum planter, testing of the machine that was designed and the economic evaluation of the prototype. The varieties that were considered in this study were ...
  • 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 pedal powered soap mixer for rural dwellers. 
    Mukhwana, Jerome (Busitema University., 2014-06)
    A bicycle pedal-powered soap mixer is to be designed and developed. The machine is to consist of a chain drive and gear amplification mechanisms that turn impeller blades in a large stainless steel container. where soap ...
  • Design and construction of a maize cob milling machine. 
    Sakka, Ronald (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Maize cob is one of the agricultural wastes Prom the maize crop among others include maize stalk mid leaves which are being used as a source of organic manure and at times as animal feeds. Maize Cobs Can be used as roughages ...
  • Design and construction of a motorized fish feed pelleting machine for small scale farmers. 
    Namodo, Chrispus (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Fish is a vital source of food and a major supplier of animal protein consumed by the world's population. As the world population increases there is a demand for fish which has led to increase in artificial production ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated simsim thresher. 
    Okao, Jimmy (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Simsim is a small white nutritious oil seed with ready markets. It is produced by smallholder farmers. With the recent surge in demand, simsim farmers in Uganda have turned increasingly growing simsim as a cash crop. The ...
  • Design and construction of a pedal powered rice thresher. 
    Okwanga, Reagan Yoweri (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    This project report comprises of information on rice threshing and gives an account mainly on the design and construction of a pedal powered rice thresher, it's arranged in five chapters as. summarized below; Chapter one ...
  • Design and construction of a portable manually operated orange juicer. 
    Rutaro, Gershom (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    A portable manually operated orange juice extractor was designed, constructed and tested. In Uganda, orange juice is obtained through hand pressing and use of electric orange juicers. The hand pressing method is tedious, ...
  • Investigating the effect of physical storage conditions on rice viability. 
    Rubihayo, Gaddie (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    The present research was carried out to investigate the effect of physical storage conditions (temperature, relative humidity and grain moisture content) on viability of rice seed for two months of storage in, the laboratory ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated briquetting machine. 
    Tuwangudde, Moris (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    According to the Uganda Poverty Status Report in 2005, Uganda's forest covers bad diminished from over 10 million hectares in 1890 to less than 4 million. hectares in 2005 This is because only 5% of the rural population ...
  • Design and construction of a two pot wood gasifier stove. 
    Tumuramye, Philesian (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    A large part of the world’s population about 217 billion people rely on tradition of biomass for cooking with 657 million of these in sub-Saharan Africa (OECD/IEA, 20H)). Like any other developing country, Uganda is ...
  • Design and construction of a dry sweet potato miller. 
    Wampona, Ivan (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Uganda is one of the largest producer of sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) in Africa with an annual average output of nearly 2 million. Scott F., (1999). The high outputs enjoyed from the productive lands have not however ...
  • Design and simulation of a demonstration irrigation scheme for Busitema university. 
    Suuna, Ronald (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Busitema is the only University in Uganda, East Africa at large, that offers a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural mechanization and irrigation engineering. However, the irrigation courses covered under this program are more ...
  • Design and construction of a shea nut oil screw press expeller. 
    Kidega, Richard (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Vegetable oils and fats have gained popularity in food, cosmetic, soap, pharmaceutical and medical industries for the production of cooking oil and margarine, pomade, toilet soaps, drugs and medical ointments respectively. ...
  • Design of a computerised fuel management system for farm : 
    Kato, David (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Fuel management is a very important aspect as far as agricultural mechanization is concerned. It refers to the organized and 'systematic monitoring and accounting of fuel through proper record keeping and issuing out the ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated milking machine. 
    Lubega, Daniel (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Milking a cow is more of taking the calf's milk from its mother, therefore milking has to be more natural trying to mimic the cow’s udder as though it is the calf suckling its mother. Milking started in a lowly manner by ...

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