Mechanisation Of Oil Palm

Kwame nkrumah university of science and technology

Faculty of agriculture

Mechanisation in ghana Group assignment Group 3

PRESENTATION ON MECHANIZATION IN OIL PALM

FLOW CHART

Bulldozers Tree pullers Chainsaw Tractors

Land Clearing

Digester

Fruit Digestion

Land Dvelopment

Bunch Thresher

Levellers Graders

Ploughs Harrows

Tillage

Fruit Sterilizer

Bunch Threshing

Transportati on and Planting

Bunch Sterilization

Tractors Trailers Wheel Barrows Carts Tranplanter s

Bunch Reception

Wooden Box

After planting and Crop Protection

Wheel barrow Trailers

Fencing Mowers Slashes Motorised Sprayer Rollers

Transportati on

Harve sting

Harvesting Chisel Malayan Knife

Empty bunches

Pulp Pressing

Nut Recovery

Hydraulic Press Spindle press

Depericarpe r

OIL

Nut Drying

Oil Clarification

Centrifugal cracker

Continuous Clarifier Oil filter Clarifier Tank

Nut Cracking

Oil Drying

Centrifural Cracker Palm Nut Cracker

Continuous Dryer

Kernel Separation

Oil storage

Kernel Separato r

Shell

Kernel drying

Tank Bottles

Silo

Kernel Oil extraction

Spindle Press

Kernel Oil storage

Bulldozer for felling trees

Heavy tractors for felling trees

Land clearing and levelling

TILLAGE practices

TRANSPORTATION OF SEEDLINGS

PLANTING OF SEEDLINGS

PLANTING OF SEEDLINGS

SPRAYING

WEED CONTROL

HARVESTING OF BUNCHES WITH CHISEL

HARVESTING KNIFE

MANUAL COLLECTION OF BUNCHES

MECHANISED COLLECTION OF BUNCHES

PROCESSING OF OIL PALM

OIL PALM FRUIT STERILIZER • Used to sterilise and stop enzymatic spoilage, coagulate protein and expose microscop ic oil cells.

BUNCH THRESHER • Composed of a rotating drum or a fixed drum equipped with rotary beater bars which detach the fruit from the bunch

MOTORIZED HORIZONTAL SCREW PRESS • PRESSES MASH TO RELEASE OIL FROM THE RUPTUR ED CELLULA

MANUAL PRESS

COMBINED DIGESTER AND MOTORISED • Ruptures oil bearing cells to allow oil flow during extraction while separating fibre from nuts • Release fluid palm oil from ruptured cellular contents

CLARIFIER TANKS • For oil clarificatio n

PALM OIL PRODUCTS

• CRUDE PALM OIL • NEUTRALIZED PALM OIL • REFINED BLEACHED AND DEODORIZED PALM OIL • PALM OLEIN • PALM STEARIN

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OIL PALM PRODUCTS

MARGARINE •SOAP •PALM OIL •PALM KERNEL OIL •PALM KERNEL CAKE •FOSSIL FUELS •PALM WINE •

ADVANTAGES OF MECHANIZATION

• MAKES VERY TEDIOUS FARM ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT EASILY • IT IS COST EFFECTIVE ON VERY LARGE PLANTATIONS • SAVES TIME AND LABOUR

MECHANIZATION DEFECTS • MECHANIZATION IS VERY EXPENSIVE • MECHANIZATION CAN DESTROY THE NATURE OF THE LAND • MECHANIZATION CANNOT BE USED ON SMALL SCALE FARMS • NEEDS TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT OPERATIONS • MAINTENANCE OF MECHANIZATION EQUIPMENT IS VERY EXPENSIVE

REFERENCES • INTERNET • MICROSOFT STUDENT ENCARTA 2009

GROUP MEMBERS •ADUSEI PEASAH KWADWO •NTOW OKYERE SAMUEL •OPPONG FRIMPONG YAW •KOKRO SAMUEL DWOMOH •SAMWINI CEPHAS J B •MELENYA CALEB •GYASI BERTHA •BOAKYE AKU MARTHA •TOKOLI EZEKIEL ADINORTEY •

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OIL FILTER • Filters and purifies the oil

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