Standard] Kirinyaga University researchers have developed a portable multipurpose cotton ginning machine that is set to improve farmers earnings. Lead researcher Dr Dennis Muchangi said the micro ...

The gin — short for engine — had tiny hooks that would pull cotton fibers or lint through a mesh. The seeds couldn’t make it through. By changing the machine from one that removes seeds to ...

After his death, Eli Whitney was described as "one of the most distinguished men who our country as produced." ...

The gin solved the problem inherent in marketing ... his invention was faster and more efficient than "any other Cotton Ginn or Machine heretofore known or used for that purpose." ...

The products manufactured by the company include ginning machine, cotton ball opener, cotton baling press, cotton pre-cleaner, lint cleaner, auto feeder, cotton seed delinting machine ...

Out of the six ginning machines, four are said to be obsolete while two need repairs. Livingstone Mudenyo, a cotton farmer in Alego Usonga, said he had been a regular supplier for 10 years but had ...

Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, which easily separated cotton fiber from its seeds, was merely a motor for a global economic machine. Slavery was its fuel. Many stakeholders ...