Groundnut Post-Harvest Line

The challenge

Pulling pods from vines and shelling by hand is slow, and broken kernels lose value. The cooperative needs higher throughput with low breakage.

Our solution

A peanut picker separates pods from vines with a picking rate above 99%, and an electric peanut sheller with a kernel–shell separator produces clean kernels ready for grading. Vines are chopped with a chaff cutter as cattle feed — nothing is wasted.

Process flow

1. Dry harvested plants in the field for 2–3 days.
2. Feed plants into the peanut picker; pods and vines exit separately.
3. Shell pods in the sheller; fan separates kernels from husks.
4. Chop vines for livestock feed.

This is a reference configuration. Capacities, layout and power are adjusted to each buyer's materials and site.