UPLBRDE News Service

The Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC) of the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT) had developed eight Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards (PAES) for four multicrop processing machines for raw agricultural crops: ginger, pandan, lemon grass and arrowroot. Machines intended for commercialization can be evaluated using these standards, and manufacturers can refer to them in improving the design and fabrication of the machines.

Initiated by the Bicol University College of Agriculture and Forestry through its Department of Agricultural Engineering, the project was proposed when mechanization technologies for ginger processing were brought about as a result of its project named "Zero Waste Ginger Processing Technology."

The component 2 of the DOST-funded project entitled "Development of Quality Standards and Performance Testing of Multicrop Processing Machines" was implemented by CEAT, UPLB researchers that started mid-September of 2007 and was completed in July 2008. On the other hand, Component 1 entitled "Feasibility Study on Commercialization of Ginger Tea and other Processed Products from Ginger, Pandan, Lemon Grass and Arrowroot" was implemented by the Economic Department of the Bicol University.

Reference:
Engr. Darwin C. Aranguren
AMTEC-CEAT, UPLB
63 49 536 2527
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