Follow our journey — from prototype development and field research to partnerships and milestones. We share progress openly so our community can grow with us.
With support from UNDP and The People of Japan, the ThreshWorks team has officially entered the prototype development phase. Using engineering facilities at USET, the team is now building and testing the core drum mechanism that sits at the heart of the rice threshing machine...
Read Full UpdateThreshWorks is proud to announce formal backing from UNDP and The People of Japan — providing both funding and mentorship to support the development of our rice threshing prototype.
Our meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture's engineering department gave us critical insight into why previous threshing solutions failed — and how ThreshWorks can do better.
Sally AB Manneh breaks down the engineering principles behind the ThreshWorks rotating drum — how it was designed to separate grain from stalk without crushing or damaging the harvest.
The team visited farming communities in the Central River Region — speaking directly with smallholder farmers about the challenges they face every harvest season and what they need from a threshing solution.
Isatou, Awa, and Sally share the personal motivations that brought them together to start ThreshWorks — and why they believe Gambian engineers are best placed to solve Gambian farming challenges.
Up to 30% of harvested rice is lost during post-harvest processing across sub-Saharan Africa. We break down the scale of the problem — and why practical, affordable technology is the most urgent solution.
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