This presentation discusses millet processing. It begins by explaining why millets became unpopular, distinguishing between naked and husked millets. It then outlines the different types of millets and the processing steps for naked and husked millets. These include grading, destoning, hulling, polishing, and grinding. The presentation identifies the specific machines used in processing and their purposes. It provides details on the machines' motors, processing capacities, and optional accessories. Finally, it offers contact information for setting up a small millet processing unit.

1. Millet
processing
-ADIRAM Consultancies

2. This presentation will help you in understanding
following things:
 Why Millets became unfamous?
 Difference between Naked and Husked millet
 Types of millet
 Millet processing processes for Husked and Naked Millets
 Machines involved in setting up the processing unit (all the machines
are solar suitable)
 Idea on how to setup a small millet processing unit

3. Why millet
cultivation
is not
picking
up?
➢ Low crop productivity,
➢ High labour intensity,
➢ Difficult post-harvest operations
➢ Lack of attractive farm gate prices.
➢ Easy availability of rice and wheat through the Public
Distribution System (PDS)
➢ Drudgery related to hulling of small millets.
➢ Persisting perception of low social status associated
with millet consumption.
➢ Lack of knowledge on ways to use small millets in the
daily diet is lacking, despite of the great array of dishes
that can be made with them.

4. Naked Millet Husked Millet
Naked millets don't have a hard, indigestible
husk.
Husked grains are the ones which have an
indigestible seed coat.
These millets don't need to be processed after
harvest – they just need to be cleaned and can
be used.
This husk needs to be removed before the
grain is fit for human consumption.
Because of this reason, they are still popular in
our country and are widely cultivated (they are
also called major millets because of this
reason).
However, the mechanization of the processing
of these minor millets did not keep pace with
rice and other cereals so they soon became
unpopular.
Ex.: Sorghum millet, Finger millet, Pearl millet Ex.: Foxtail millet, Barnyard Millet, Kodo millet,
Little millet, Proso millet
Comparison

5. Naked Millet Process Flow Husked Millet Process Flow
Grading Grading
Destonning Destonning
Polishing (Optional) Hulling
Grinding/Pulverizing Grading
Destonning
Polishing (Optional)

7. Sorghum Little Millet Proso Millet
Pearl Millet Foxtail Millet Kodo Millet
Finger Millet Barnyard Millet Browntop Millet

8. Grader-cum-Aspirator
Purpose: The grader is used for separating the
inert materials like big stones, sticks, sand,
grass, etc. from the grains.
Motor: 1 HP, Single Phase/Three Phase
Processing Capacity: 250 kg/hr
Additional Accessories: Changeable Sieves
(Jali) of different sizes

9. Purpose: For removing the small stones and
mud balls which are identical to the size of the
grains.
Motor: 2 HP, Single Phase/Three Phase
Processing Capacity: 250 kg/hr
Additional Accessories: Changeable Sieves
(Jali) of different sizes
Destoner-Grader-cum-Aspirator

10. Purpose: For removing the husk and separate the
millets from husk.
Motor: 1 HP, Single Phase/Three Phase
Processing Capacity: 100 to 450 kg/hr (Varies for
millet types)
Additional Accessories: NA
Dehuller-cum-Aspirator

11. Purpose: For removing the thin glome layer or for
removing upper thin layer from millets and produce
polished millets.
Motor: 2 HP, Single Phase/Three Phase
Processing Capacity: 40 to 50 kg/hr
Additional Accessories: NA
Polisher (Optional)

12. Purpose: For Grinding the millets into powder.
Motor: 2 HP, Single Phase
Processing Capacity: 10 to 15 kg/hr
Additional Accessories: Changeable Sieves
(Jali) of different sizes
Pulverizer

13. For any further information and consultancy, Please
feel free to email us at
aditya.ramesh.deshpande@gmail.com

14. Thank You