Change: and Mali pages. =================================This is the IDDS 2008 pearl millet thresher home page. The purpose of this project is to design and prototype an affordable, efficent thresher for pearl millet. This wiki documents our paths and progress during 3 intense weeks working in MIT's D-Lab to achieve   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 484)

Change: "mil" in French, and "mahangu" in Namibian. Here are some videos of how the millet is pounded to separate it from the stalk and florets, and to make flour: Girl Pounding MilletFulani girls pounding millet Niger March 2006Fulani Women pounding millet March 2006Ben and Seth   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 468)

Change: Senegal;Senegal Pounding Millet and making flourThreshing machines have a long history, although their design principles have been largely static since the mid 1800's. They come in a   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 462)

Change:  Jeffrey P. Wilson USDA-ARS, pearl millet researcher of 20+ years, has kindly shared his extensive knowledge on pearl millet as it is farmed, processed and consumed in Sub-Saharan Africa. He has also supplied us with an ample supply of pearl millet stalks, and been an enthusiastic supporter of our efforts.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 451)

Change: Other D-Lab projects are documented on www.appropedia.org/IDDS and you can also listen to a report on NPR. Background: Pearl millet is a common grain foodstuff, called "bajra" in Hindi and "mahangu" in Namibian. Here   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 319)

Change:  about machines. We are also interested in the applicability of the design towards threshing other small grains such as amaranth. Problem StatementStakeholder DiagramResearch AbstractionIdea Generation ReversalGallery sketchesPrototypes2nd Design ReviewDesign for Final PresentationFinal Presentation pdf (attached below)Contact us   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 299)

Change:  This wiki documents our paths and progress during 3 intense weeks working in MIT's D-Lab to achieve that goal. Background:Pearl millet is a common grain foodstuff, called "bajra" in Hindi and "mahangu" in Namibian. Here   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 301)

Change: rural areas and often curious about machines. We are also interested in the applicability of the design towards threshing other small grains such as amaranth. Problem StatementStakeholder DiagramResearch AbstractionIdea Generation ReversalGallery sketchesPrototypes2nd Design ReviewContact us   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 284)

Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 279)

Change: Namibia.Namibia.Threshing machines have a long history, although their design principles have been largely static since the mid 1800's. They come in a variety of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 278)