Rice production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has increaed ten-fold since 1961, whereas its
consumption has exceeded the production and the regional self-sufficiency rate is only 48 …

A combine harvester has been widely employed for harvesting paddy in Malaysia. However,
it is one of the most challenging machines to operate when harvesting grain crops. Improper …

The number of farmers in India especially in Vidarbha Maharashtra is decreasing due to the
continuous loss in cultivation. Harvesting technique is one of the primary reasons behind …

Problems associated with the discharge of rice from the grain tank of a combine harvester
can be avoided if the tank is designed based on the rice's flow properties. The precise …

Mechanized agriculture plays a key role in the overall socio-economic development in terms
of food security, value addition, employment, poverty alleviation and export earnings. Due to …

In order to accurately establish a discrete element model for the whole plant flexibility of
upright rice during the harvesting period, several physical characteristics, such as geometric …

Throughput is a key performance indicator of combine harvesters and an important basis for
the control of its operating speed and loss rate. Current throughput monitoring methods are …

Abstract Information on the mycotoxin contamination of rice in Africa is limited although the
risk of contamination is high. In this study, domestic milled rice processed by actors using …

To elucidate the effect of different parboiling steaming time on the physicochemical and
nutritional quality of rice, four varieties, NERICA 1, NERICA 7, IR 841, and WITA 4, were …

Due to migration of agricultural labor in non-farm sectors and increasing climate vulnerability
it is a great challenge to keep pace of food production for the exponential growth of …