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The Umudere River is undergoing a water deterioration quality due to badly planned water diversion, extensive agriculture and rapid organization. This study was designed to highlight...
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The study was conducted to determine the poss.bthty of blending sologold Sweet potato (SSFP) with wheat flour as composite flour for making biscuits and evaluate nutritional factors using...
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This study aimed to assess the human health hazards, pollution indices and potential ecological risks of heavy metals from waste sites established in Umuahia residential vicinity. The...
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This article modified and evaluate a dual heat source garri fryer using waste oil as a heat storage material. Based on the already existing machine, the new development we made were...
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This project is about the develop and evaluate the grinding Machine performance suitable for bush mango (Irvingia gabonensis) nuts. To improve or develop a local technology in...
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Poverty is an enemy to man. It has been a serious challenge to governments in Nigeria. Ils effect, which includes lack and deprivation in the basic necessities of hie, is worrisome....
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This project involves designing and testing of an affordable household candlestick water filtration model for rural dwellers, using locally available materials. These are silt clay,...
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The study was carried out in Department of Agricultural and Engineering Irrigation Research Farm Michael Okpara University of Agricultural Umudike in Abia State. The major objectives were...
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A solar box cooker was fabricated with cheap, available materials such as mild steel for the structure and w indow frame, mirror for the reflection of sun rays into the cooking chamber,...
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A pedal operated melon Sheller based on the principle of impact was developed and tested The results show that the machine has a shelling efficiency of 63.5% at 23.9%MC(wb); power...
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The study was carried out in Department of Agricultural and Engineering Irrigation Research Farm Michael O/cpara University of Agricultural Umudike in Abia State. The major objectives were...
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An investigative survey was embarked upon to assess the condition of farm power and machinery workshops in three selected states in South East, Nigeria. A questionnaire was used to obtain...
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A pedal operated melon Sheller based on the principle of impact was developed and tested. The results show that the machine has a shelling efficiency of 63.5% at 23.9%MC(wb); power...
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Hexagonal Evaporative cooler was designed, constructed and tested using locally available materials. This was used in the preservation of freshly harvested Vegetables. The capacity...
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In this study, modified Blaney-Criddle method was adopted to evaluate the potential evapotranspiration data of National Root Crop Research Institute Umudike. This involve maximum and...
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Technical evaluation of a cassava pelleting machine was carried out to determine the machine's peleting efficiency, speeds of operation and moisture content at which the machine pellets....
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The application of water to the soil by surface irrigation method is common in most of the agrarian world. (Hensen et al, 1980). It involves the flooding of the fields whereby the water is...
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Four sweat boxes were constructed using wooden material (IO x 10 x 35) (LWH) and hoisted 4 electric bulbs of 100, 200, 300 and 400 watts respectively on the boxes. Cocoa been sorted into...
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Field experiments were carried out to study the effect of tillage method on soil organic matter on yield of maize under rain-fed conditions on a sandy loam soil of Michael Okpara...
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A study was conducted at Michael Okpara University Agriculture Umudike to determine the effect of water impurity, with sulphate being the impurity under study, on the compressive strength...
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Drying of crops is of great economic importance in the world over, especially in Nigeria where most of the crops and grains harvest are lost to fungal and microbial attacks. Most crops and...
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Selected physical properties of cocoa pod (Amazonian cocoa) such as cocoa pod length, width, thickness, volume, surface area, and roundness, angle of repose, weight, bulk density and...
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Solar fish dryer with a concentrating collector was successfully developed and tested in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State (latitude of 5929¢N) from Nov. 13 to...
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Peeling is one of the essential unit operations in processing ginger. Manual peeling is inefficient and it is associated with drudgery, hence, a motorized ginger peeling machine (GPM) was...
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Water supply pipeline network was design for Ibagwa-ani community in Nsukka local government area Df Enugu State. This design was done to help in providing or making water easily available...