Team 11: Amaranth Seed Processor
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Project Background In eastern Africa, a seed known as amaranth is emerging as a strong crop to sell on the market. It has very high nutritional value and grows quickly and easily, requiring little to no water. In Kenya, Hillcrest CRC in affiliation with CRWRC would like to provide a simple and efficient way for Kenyan farmers to process this seed. There are two main reasons for this; the first, that they can sell amaranth on the market for three times the amount corn sells for. Having an effective way to harvest the amaranth would allow this area, which is extremely poor, to experience economic growth. Secondly, the nutritional seed can be used to boost the physical health of the villagers, especially the children, in an area where malnutrition is a significant issue.