A Device for Extracting Out the Starch from Starch Producing Crop

Patent Number: PH-1-2020-050506

Patent Title: A DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING OUT THE STARCH FROM STARCH PRODUCING CROP

Description

The Device for Extracting Out the Starch from Starch Producing Crop is an agricultural machine that can be used for extracting out the starch from the starch-producing crops, particularly, sago (Metroxylon sagu Rottb). It is designed to aid the extraction of sago starch with high starch recovery and capacity.

​Innovative Features and Benefits:

This technology is used to extract sufficient sago starch. The sago starch extractor performs in lesser time with high capacity and starch recovery as its value proposition. Therefore, the sago starch extractor is beneficial to the farmers in terms of the increase in income and profit. Furthermore, it is safe and easy to operate.

In summary, this technology guarantees that it is: Safe; Easy to operate; Efficient with high starch recovery; Clean; And Ensures quality.

Business Development Opportunity:

The target market for this technology are companies who are into the production of sago. Sago production is not only done here in southern part of the Philippines but also outside the country such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian countries. Sago production is huge in Indonesia and there is an increased requirement for sago. This technology will help farmers in the Philippines and other countries, and companies to produce starch efficiently. Using this technology can be of great help to the sago production industry in the Philippines, and abroad. Higher production means a more generous supply of exports and, in return, profits and sustainable employment for the farmers.

The prototype has been developed and is ready for mass-scale production by a potential licensee.

Applications:

Sago's palm is actually native to Indonesia with a total area of about 1.28 million hectares or 51.3% of the total area of sago in the world. The sago palm is found in tropical lowland forests and freshwater swamps across Southeast Asia and New Guinea. Most of the sago area in Indonesia is categorized as sago palm forest where sago grows naturally without intensive external input during production. In the Philippines, it is indigenous to Mindanao, where it grows in abundance in the marshes of Agusan and nearby provinces that are populated by the Manobo tribe. While the majority of the Sago stands in the Philippines are located in Mindanao, which accounts for 507 hectares, Sago is also found in Panay Island (consisting of the Aklan, Iloilo, Antique, and Capiz provinces), Cebu, and Leyte, with a combined area of less than 40 hectares. The Device for Extracting Out the Starch from Starch Producing Crop can be used by the sago industry for post-production.