palm oil processing from soya beans in zimbabwe

   
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  • palm oil processing from soya beans in zimbabwe
Do we need a mechanisation system for soyabean harvesting?

There is need to develop mechanisation systems for soyabean harvesting that meet the above definition. Soya bean (Glycine max) is one of the main oil seeds produced in Zimbabwe. However, Soyabean production has faced harvesting challenges especially among the medium scale famers who are poorly mechanised.

Can mechanised soya bean harvesting and primary processing reduce labor requirements?

This paper proposes mechanisation options fro soya bean harvesting and primary processing (threshing) processes which can be promoted as interventions to reduce labor requirements in soyabean harvesting and improving the viability of mechanised soya bean production in Zimbabwe.

How do you harvest soya beans in Zimbabwe?

Harvesting Methods Used In Zimbabwe 1.5.1.1 Small Holder Practises Practises Traditionally, soya bean harvesting involves the cutting of the crop from the field with hand sickles and knives and the transportation of cut plants to the homestead in animal drawn carts (capacity 500kg) or head baskets.

Can soya bean harvesting be mechanised?

The use of animal or single axle tractor as a power source to pull a ground driven cutter bar for cutting soyabean, manual gathering and using threshers showed that soya bean harvesting can be mechanised cost effectively for low yield (0.8t/ha) farmers. The system is 50 times faster than manual methods of harvesting.