Agriculture

Versatile Weed-Whacking Tools for Ojo de Poeta, IDDS Climate Change Adaptation

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members designed two different tools to control and exterminate the common weed, Ojo de Poeta. Both have extendable hooks with different systems of retraction using strings and belts. The tools have been successful in extracting more of the weed in less time and with less effort  than traditional methods. This report is in Spanish.

This report was created by a team of participants at IDDS Climate Change Adaptation. It aims to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Diversifying the Insides of the Totumo Fruit, IDDS Climate Change Adaptation

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members designed two machines to make use of the normally wasted parts of the totumo fruit. The first machine extracted fiber form the pulp and guts while the second maneuvered the fiber into a paper-like material. The project was meant to reduce waste and diversify the resources of the artisans that work with the fruit. This report is in Spanish.

This report was created by a team of participants at IDDS Climate Change Adaptation. It aims to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Soil and Bio-fertilizer Measurement Kit, IDDS Climate Change Adaptation

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members created a low cost and easy to use measuring kit. The prototype uses a simple micro-computer and copper wires to measure temperature and humidity in soil and bio-fertilizers. This report is in Spanish.

This report was created by a team of participants at IDDS Climate Change Adaptation. It aims to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Tumbling Fertilizer Producer, IDDS Climate Change Adaptation

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members designed a device that facilitates the production of bochashi, a kitchen waste compost. It can hold approximately 440 pounds and is mcuh easier to use than traditional methods. This report is in Spanish.

This report was created by a team of participants at IDDS Climate Change Adaptation. It aims to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Vertical Farming with Rainwater Drip-Irrigation, IDDS Climate Change Adaptation

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members designed an alternative agricultural production system that optimizes the use of water using low cost technologies and less space. The prototype consists of a covered system of vertical orchards that collect rainwater and is estimated to yield 2.7-4.4 times as much compared to traditional farms using the same area of land. This report is in Spanish.

This report was created by a team of participants at IDDS Climate Change Adaptation. It aims to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Weed Excavator, IDDS Climate Change Adaptation

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members created a prototype weed excavator consisting of a jagged cyclone with an adaptable handle. It was designed to facilitate weed excavation, soil rejuvenation, and shorter manual labor time. This report is in Spanish.

This report was created by a team of participants at IDDS Climate Change Adaptation. It aims to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Performance Evaluation of a Mixed Mode Solar Dryer Incorporating a Backup Heater for Drying Cocoyam Slices

  • Student Papers

This dissertation by KNUST student Benjamin Donkor evaluates the performance of a mixed mode solar dryer with a backup heater. The dryer was evaluated on the parameters of drying rate, efficiency, and drying time with and without the backup heater.

Author: 
Benjamin Donkor
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Performance Evaluation of Both Hand and Foot Operated Rice Threshers

  • Student Papers

This dissertation by KNUST student Dickson Duah evaluated the performance of two rice threshers originally produced in a Creative Capacity Building training in Konongo, Ghana. The threshers were evaluated on the parameters of speed of threshing drum, rate of threshing, capacity, efficiency, losses and drudgery. The foot-operated thresher was found to outperform the hand-operated thresher on all parameters. The student also made recommendations to improve the design of the thresher for better performance.

Author: 
Dickson Duah
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Performance Evaluation of a Two-Row Groundnut Planter

  • Student Papers

This disseratation by KNUST student Priscilla Ama Dede Narh evaluates the performance of a manual two-row groundnut planter developed in a Creative Capacity Training in New Longoro, Ghana. The planter was evaluated on the parameters of seed damage, number of seeds discharged, seeding rate, planting depth, inter-row and intra-row spacing, effective field capacity and effective field effiiciency.

Author: 
Priscilla Ama Dede Narh
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Performance Evaluation of a Peanut Planter

  • Student Papers

This dissertation by KNUST student Francis Achaab evaluates the performance of a precision peanut planter developed at a Creative Capacity Building training in New Longoro, Ghana. The planter was evaluated on the parameters of planting depth, field capacity, field efficiency and rates of seed damage.

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Francis Achaab
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