The Pedal Operated Maize Cleaner (POM-cleaner)
A low-cost technology complemented with farmer trainings and technical support to boost grain cleaning efficiency, increase output and produce quality, and the financial market bargaining power of farmers.

OFF-GRID & MINIMAL COSTS

  • No fuel requirement

  • No electricity requirement

  • No operational cost

  • Minimal to zero breakdown

EFFICIENT

  • Double sieve beds for  multiple seeds cleaning 
  • Clean maize, groundnuts, and beans 
  • Achieve upto 10 tonnes per day of output
  • 95% cleaning efficiency
  • Less than 1% seed damage

EASY TO USE

  • One machine can be shared
  • Bicycle-like pedal operation to clean grains 
  • Gender inclusive and can be used by operated by children

The Problem

  • Grain farmers in Uganda annually lose 2.8 million metric tonnes or $126 million to poor post harvest handling practices like traditional grain cleaning methods which are similarly labor-intensive and time-consuming

 

  • Imported grain cleaning technologies in the market are unaffordable for small holder farmers to own, operate and maintain.

Our customers & Support services

01

Farmers

  • Farmer groups, individual farmers, cooperatives

  • Schools

03

Humanitarian Programs

  • Refugee settlements with  farmlands, and grain processing

02

Agro-processing Centers

  • Maize milling centers
  • Groundnut processing enterprises

04

Government

  • Supply of seed cleaning postharvest equipment 
  • Government farms

Decision Making

We offer our clients information and advise based on their produce cleaning needs and our technology to help them make the right choices

Ownership Plan

We accept one-pay off, cost sharing among individual and hire service

Delivery

We deliver freely or at a subsidized cost across Uganda based on distance and quantity of equipment

Customer Support

We conduct indtallation trainings for our clients and also offer technical and maintenance support in case of need.