Nigerian Invents Cocoa Pod Breaking Machine

• Nigerian Invents Cocoa Pod Breaking Machine

A Nigerian, Mr. Olusegun Arowolo, has invented a cocoa pod breaking machine to boost the production of the commodity as well as encourage more Nigerians to take into cocoa farming.

He said the idea of inventing the machine was conceptualised to complete the mechanisation of cocoa plantation so as to take cocoa farming to large scale industrial dimension.

Arowolo said, “This machine was invented in order to encourage people, both young and old, especially school leavers to have interest and fun in going into cultivation of cocoa thereby reducing unemployment rate among the populace. The machine is to ease the hardship being encountered by farmers on cocoa plantation and boost production as well as increase internally generated revenue of the state.

“The cocoa pod breaking machine was invented by me and it is the first of its kind worldwide and can break 20,000 to 30,000 pods per hour. Also, it is important to state that the cocoa season is around the corner and so the machine will complement the already available spraying and moving machine in the market.”

Arowolo who spoke in Abuja stated that his aim of developing the machine was to also encourage all segments of the populace to partake in cocoa farming, as this would reduce unemployment, boost the economy.