In Colombia, bee pollen farmers collect 30-40 kg of bee pollen per week, but endeavor to improve storage and preservation methods. This report explores the design and development of a bee pollen dryer in Colombia by a student at UC Davis.
This report explores the design and development of a forage chopper for silage production in Nicaragua by students at UC Davis. In Nicaragua, silage is used as an alternative food resource for cattle during the dry seasons.
This UC-David D-Lab project sought to provide improvements for this push cultivator, formerly known as the Northwestern Bike Plow. Through a series of proposed modifications our objective was to make this push cultivator more farmer-friendly, versatile, crop sensitive and soil conserving.
This report details efforts to maximize the efficiency of a dam-free turbine system built by an IDIN Network member to guarantee full power generating capacity for local fisherman in Zambia.
This report explores new solutions and insights for Zasaka, a social venture founded by IDIN Network members that provides post-harvest solutions to farmers in Zambia.
This report explores the potential market for a soil moisture sensor to improve the lives of farmers in Africa, particularly Tanzania.
This report has been compiled with the intent of summarizing the progress made on the Agricultural Mobile Irrigation System (AMIS) and includes the problem scope and development, current design specifications and how they came about, the benchmarks for evaluation, and the results. The main objectives were to build and evaluate the performance of a complete AMIS system.
This report explores the design and development of a portable screw-based cassava press for gari producing women in Ghana by students at Olin College.
This report explores the design and development of a portable, off-the-shelf cassava grater in Ghana by students at Olin College.
This report explores the failure of sand-cast aluminum pots, and how such pots could be improved to prevent future failure.
