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Design of a rice blender

Company: Partners in Food Solutions

Major(s):
Primary: ME
Secondary: IE

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: NO

Partners in Food Solutions (PFS) is implementing a project to locally design and prototype a cost-effective rice blender for micro and small-scale rice mills in Nigeria, with a target fabrication cost of less than $ 3,000 and a blending capacity of 25–100 kg per batch. Building on the successful procurement and installation of four imported rice blenders across the country, each costing approximately $ 18,000, the project aims to develop and validate an affordable, locally manufactured prototype while strengthening Nigeria's capacity to fabricate rice blenders. To achieve this objective, PFS is seeking technical support to design, prototype, and validate a rice blender that meets the required performance, quality, and affordability standards for micro and small-scale rice mills. The prototype should achieve a coefficient of variation (CV) of 15% or less to ensure uniform distribution of Fortified Rice Kernels (FRKs), while maintaining the grain quality by minimizing head rice breakage during the blending process.