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Farmers in Borgne, Haiti have identified breadfruit as one of the most wasted agricultural products in the area because it is hard to transport, store, and preserve. It is possible to convert breadfruit into flour to address these problems, however they need a simple way to do this in an area with limited resources. Concepts of a shredding, drying, and grinding process have been created, however, these solutions require materials that are not readily available in Haiti.

The goals of this project are to create a low cost, low energy input breadfruit processor/process that will result in consistent flour quality. The project deliverables will be a working prototype to shred and grind breadfruit effectively.

For more information on helping the people of Haiti follow these links:

http://www.signahaiti.com/signa/breadfruit-flour-new

Project Name

Breadfruit Shredder and Flour Mill

Project Number

P15482

Project Family

Sustainable Technologies for the Global Marketplace

Start Term

Fall 2014

End Term

Spring 2015

Faculty Guide

Sarah Brownell, contact

Primary Customer

Francius Estimable, contact

Sponsor (financial support)

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Detailed Design

Build, Test, Document

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