Innovator: Shri Subhash Jagtap (Jalgaon, Maharashtra)
Company: Invento Processing Tools
Subhash Jagtap, from Jalgaon designed a mechanical cashew shelling machine that carefully cracks the hard outer shell while preserving the delicate nut inside. The machine features adjustable settings to handle different cashew sizes, ensuring minimal damage to the kernels. It works efficiently to speed up the shelling process, reducing the physical effort and risk of injury associated with manual shelling. The machine is compact, easy to operate, and requires minimal maintenance, making it affordable and suitable for small-scale farmers and cashew processors. This innovation increases shelling efficiency, improves nut quality, and helps reduce wastage