Maize Processing

This year VIP launched a mobile maize processing unit in Western Kenya. The engine runs a belt driven maize sheller producing enough waste cobs to both shell and dry maize. The fans are run by electricity, and the thermal energy, in the form of hot air, dries the maize. Properly dried maize allows farmers to get a better market price and store enough maize for personal consumption during the “hunger season.” Maize is harvested in some regions of Kenya for at least eight months of the year.