Modification and Testing of Replaceable Drum Multi-Crop Thresher

Authors

  • Hussen Abagisa Jimma Agricultural Mechanization Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia
  • Teka Tesfaye Jimma Agricultural Mechanization Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia
  • Dubale Befikadu Jimma Agricultural Mechanization Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia

Keywords:

Replaceable, Drum, Multi-crop thresher, Maize sheller, Output Capacity, Efficiency,

Abstract

In order to help small scale agriculture increase its contribution ensure food security, threshing operation and its subsequent loss followed

Author Biographies

Hussen Abagisa, Jimma Agricultural Mechanization Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia

Center director and

Dubale Befikadu, Jimma Agricultural Mechanization Research Center, Jimma, Ethiopia

Harvest and Postharvest Research, Team leader and Associate Researcher II

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Published

2015-06-12

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Abagisa, H., Tesfaye, T., & Befikadu, D. (2015). Modification and Testing of Replaceable Drum Multi-Crop Thresher. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 23(1), 242–255. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/4092

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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2015)

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