In order to meet the demand for guaranteed quality of products, productivity, brand building and competitiveness of Vietnam’s cocoa  products on the market, scientists from Center for Agricultural Energy and Machinery (Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry) have successfully studied, designed and manufactured the coffee roaster MRC-50. The equipment has been delivered and placed at Xa Bang commune, Chau Duc District, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province and produced a good effect.

The machine has technical features such as: productivity: 50 kg cocoa/batch, roasting time 30-60 minutes/batch (depending on the level required), the burning material as wood chips with power consumption of 10 kg/hour or 1 HP (if using 1-phase power source).

For more information, please contact: Prof. Nguyen Duc Canh and Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nghi – Center for Agricultural Energy and Machinery, Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry;

Address: Quarter 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District;

Tel/Fax: +84 8.37220725-38963805;

Email:  ttnl@hcmuaf.edu.vn.

Source: Vietnam science and technology