Thanks to locally made peanut shelling machines and corn combine harvester, the farmers can now save time, and the number of users is increasing, according to the Nan Ko Ko Peanut Sheller and Corn Harvester Manufacturing.
These machines are made of iron frame and powered by 22 horsepower engines.
“Farmers can save time. They are fast. After threshing and shelling with this machine, seeds can grow again. When the ears of corn are inserted, kernels are produced. And if you put in peanut pods, you get peanut kernels. These machines are being sold well in the market. The number of users has increased,” an official said.
When a peanut sheller runs for one hour, it produces 30 baskets of kernels while a corn combine harvester produces 70 baskets of corn kernels. Since these are time- and labour-saving agricultural machines, many farmers have chosen to use them. A corn combined harvester costs K4.5 million and a peanut sheller K7.5 million. —Thit Taw/ZN
