Decorticator Machine

The decorticated shells and kernels fall down through the perforated concave sieve. The blower helps to separate the kernels from the husk and the kernel are collected through the spout at the bottom. The shells are thrown away from the machine.Decortication is the action of removing the seeds pod or casing in order to free the seed from any enclosure. This is usually done prior to milling and extraction of oil from oil bearing seeds. A decorticator is a machine that is used in the removal of outer coat of any agricultural materials usually podsA decorticator is a machine used for extraction of fiber from the skin, bark, or rind off nuts, wood, plant stalks etc. It is a semi-automatic machine used in the production of natural plant stem fiber extraction but it is expensive and not available in Ethiopia.