Bici Desgranadora de Maíz
Bici-Tec
Bici Desgranadora is a pedal powered corn sheller machine designed to reduce manual labour.
Bici Desgranadora de Maíz is a pedal powered corn shelling machine. The machine uses bicycle parts combined with a corn sheller to decrease manual labor and time required after harvesting.
Latin America, specifically Guatemala and Mexico.
Bici-Tec distributes the product directly and works with community leaders to distribute it.Interview with representative in 2018
277 USD (converted from quetzales), Bici-Tec also donates the product partially or completely to families with great need.Interview with representative in 2018.
Other corn shelling methods such as manual shelling, MIT’s D-lab corn sheller and Mayapedal’s corn sheller.
Untrained individuals, small-scale farmers