MECHANIZATION IN

GRADING AND
SORTING OF
CACAO BEANS
 INTRODUCTION
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is one of the
important cash crops grown in the world
today. Due to its high export earnings, cocoa
production has been a supporting factor for
the economy of producing countries. It is also
a key import commodity for consuming
countries due to its economic value and its
various uses.
 INTRODUCTION

The cocoa fruit has useful applications in

many industries. The beans extracted from the
cocoa pod is used to produce soft drinks,
cocoa powder, vinegar, alcoholic beverages
and chocolate.
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Manual sorting is based on traditional
visual quality inspection performed by human
operators, which is tedious, time-consuming,
expensive, slow and non-consistent. It has
become increasingly difficult to hire personnel
who are adequately trained and willing to
undertake the tedious task of inspection.
 OBJECTIVES

General objectives:
To develop a machine in processing
cacao beans that will reduce the time
consuming process and to minimize human
labor.
 OBJECTIVES
Specific objectives:
Todevelop a machine that will grade and sort
cacao beans.
Todetermine if the cacao bean is defective or
good.
To determine the efficiency of the machine in
grading and sorting cacao beans over
manual processing.
 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The beans must be dried before placing