Innovator

Herbal Traditions Report, IDDS Amazon

  • Presentations & Reports

A team of participants at IDDS Amazon developed several approaches to preserve the tradition of herbal baths and treatments in the Boa Vista do Acará community. These approaches included a sensory herb trail for tourists to learn more about local plants and biodiversity, a library of medicinal recipes with an audio guide including stories from the older generation collected by youth in the community, and a method for steam distillation for Priprioca oil extraction.

This report was written and filed by a team of participants at IDDS Amazon. It aims to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

Download Document

Cassava Processing Report, IDDS Amazon

  • Presentations & Reports

Participants at IDDS Amazon built several prototypes to make cassava processing safer and more efficient, including two kinds of tumbling machines, a spinning station, a flexible peeler, and an ergonomic scraper.

This report was written and filed by a team of participants at IDDS Amazon. It aims to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

Download Document

Shrimp Farming Report, IDDS Amazon

  • Presentations & Reports

Boa Vista community members expressed a desire to farm fish for both personal consumption and to sell within the Boa Vista community at more affordable prices. IDDS Amazon participants designed an enclosed riverbank shrimp habitat that is low-cost, low-maintenance, and uses renewable resources.

This report was written and filed by a team of participants at IDDS Amazon. It aims to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

Download Document

Analysis of Emissions and Energy Content of Coconut Husk

  • Student Papers

This KNUST student thesis measured the energy content and emissions from biocharring coconuts to assess the potential of using coconut husk as an energy source.

Download Document

Modification of Furnace Design for the Production of Coke from Palm Kernel Shells for Metallurgical Processes

  • Student Papers

Palm kernel shells are produced as waste from palm oil and are utilized by blacksmiths after they have been charred to burn off the remaining oils in them. This KNUST student thesis analyzes the calorific value of palm kernel shells used during this process.

Download Document

Performance Evaluation of a Motorized Mini Rice Thresher

  • Student Papers

This KNUST student thesis evaluates a mechanized rice thresher developed in Konongo, Ghana on the parameters of capacity, efficiency, optimum speed for threshing, and fuel consumption.

Download Document

Evaluation of Hand and Foot Operated Rice Threshers

  • Student Papers

This KNUST student thesis analyzes the threshing speed, threshing losses, drugery, threshing efficiency and threshing capacity of two rice threshers produced in Ghana: a hand-operated and a foot-operated thresher.

Download Document

Production of Biogas from Fruit and Vegetable Wastes

  • Student Papers

This KNUST student thesis presents results on biogas production from mixtures of fruit and vegetable waste materials and a mixture of fruit and vegetable waste materials.

Download Document

Assessment of Quantity of Coconut Waste Generated and Management in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

  • Student Papers

This KNUST student thesis determined the quantity of coconut waste generated and assessed coconut waste usage and management in the Kumasi Metropolis.

Download Document

Using Four Lenses of Sustainability

  • Curriculum

UC Davis D-Lab has developed a Feasibility Studies Notebook to address important agricultural, energy, and development goals. The curriculum is based on the four lenses of sustainability- technology, environment, economics, and culture/society- and how a project can best address these goals. It includes a step-by-step outline of how to achieve 11 deliverables to create a feasibility study for a client's project. 

Download Document

Pages

Subscribe to Innovator