Siteo Akang and his Paddy Thrasher Machine

Siteo Akang explains about the paddy thrasher machine on how it works and functions to En. Shukri Ali, from Haliza Ventures Sdn bhd and Dr Othman Omar, from Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia.

On the right, Siteo Akang, innovator of Mesin Pelerai Padi (Paddy Thrasher Machine) with Dr Othman Omar from Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia during the meeting at Keningau, Sabah for due diligence process.

 

      Siteo Akang, a mechanic and paddy farmer in Keningau, Sabah. Siteo knew the hardship of other paddy farmers who cultivate paddy fields in search of income. They cant afford to buy a paddy thrasher machine even it is really needed.

     Thus, Siteo Akang has created his own medium-sized paddy thrasher machine to solve the problem faced in his community. With the knowledge that he have, Siteo managed to increase productivity, reduce workload and increase the production of paddy farmers in Sabah. His innovation gives big impact in paddy farmers communities.

Click to the url link below to see mini documentary about Siteo Akang and his innovation:

https://youtu.be/23g9zASClxY 

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