Harvested tamarind fruits contains 25-30 per cent hull (shell). For consumption the hull has to be removed. At present tamarind hulling is done using manual labourers. After harvesting, the tamarind ...

Francis Tucungwirwe runs Afri-Taste Limited, an agro processing plant located at Kakiri in Wakiso District, approximately 26 kilometers from Kampala. At the plant, you will find sacks of maize piled ...

Coffee farmers in the country can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to a new machine that will now assist them in pulping and hulling coffee, a practice that is usually labour intensive. Locally ...

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