Three new agricultural machines, designed and fabricated by the Central Philippines State University (CPSU), were inaugurated and showcased during the Techno-Demo 2025, held at the Research Development and Extension Center lobby.
The Peanut Shelling Machine, Peanut Roaster, Wood-Saving Stove, and Multi-Bean Roasting Machine were officially unveiled, followed by actual demonstrations showcasing their functionality, and was witnessed by attendees of the Research and Development Symposium 2025 on March 26, 2025.
Symposium proponents and guests lauded the ingenuity of the machines, recognizing the potential of the fabricated machines in invigorating local agriculture and production.
In addition to the CPSU-developed Flour Machine that has been launched in the previous years, the Peanut Shelling Machine, Peanut Roaster, and Multi-Bean Roasting Machine are perceived as instrumental in providing farmers with value-adding solutions to their crops and produce to inspire the creation of new local delicacies and products coupled with convenience and efficiency.
The Multi-Bean Roasting Machine can roast up to 50 kilograms of sunflower seeds, soybeans, peanuts, coffee, cacao other beans per hour and is flexible fuel-wise with wood, Liquified Petroleum Gas, and electric heater as fuel options.
The Peanut-Shelling Machine is designed to alleviate farmers from the arduous and time-consuming task of deshelling peanuts, and to ensure hygienic production process by minimizing food-human contact which are often challenges in manual deshelling.
Deshelled peanut kernels can be processed by the Peanut Roasting Machine to be ready for consumption; the roasting process enhances the natural peanut flavor, retains kernel moisture, enables the exquisite development of the kernel’s natural oil, and gives kernels a subtle smoky aroma.
Fabricated with small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs in mind, the agricultural machines were conceptualized to address the low marketability of produce and crops by uplands and lowlands farmers surrounding CPSU.
Moreover, the Wood-Saving Stove is geared for extension programs in the upland communities with the objective of reducing deforestation activities and providing locals with sustainable cooking technology that requires a considerably lower amount of wood as fuel.
Extending this technology in upland areas through forest-protection trade-off schemes can potentially provide added manpower to safeguard the local forest and watershed, and to provide deforested forest patches more time for regeneration while sharing the benefits of science and technology advancements to the community’s underprivileged members.
CPSU’s newly accredited Agricultural Machinery Testing Center (AMTC) will be subjecting the devices to necessary testing and evaluation to ensure that the machines meet the standards for quality agricultural machinery.
With the CPSU-AMTC ensuring that the machines are practical and safe for use by the common Filipino, University President, Dr. Aladino C. Moraca, envisions these fabrications and more future innovations to be readily accessible for purchase by other government agencies aiming to extend the machinery's benefits to additional farming communities.
In his keynote address, President Moraca highlighted the transformative potential of the new agricultural machinery for the nearby farming communities and he elaborated on the significance of the AMTC, which grants local fabricators access to machine testing and evaluation—tangible realizations of his long-term dream for a technology-driven CPSU and a mechanized Philippine countryside.
Dr. Moraca, and Dr. Angelie Rose L. Lumba, Research and Development Services Office (RDS) Director, were joined by University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos’ Dr. Dennis V. Madrigal, and West Visayas State University’s Dr. Hazel P. Villa in the techno-demo's ceremonial ribbon cutting.
The RDS and the Intellectual Property Management Office (IPMO) headed by Ms. Marie Dame E. Waldato are credited with the organization of the inaugural event which was well-received by guests and members of the CPSU community.
