Farm mechanization increases the effective utilization of machines to increase the productivity of land and
labor. Besides it helps in reducing the drudgery, time and cost of cultivation in farm operations. In farm mechanization,
the operations are divided into three i) Pre-harvesting operation ii) Harvesting operation iii) Post-harvesting operation.
Pre-harvesting operation is the operation that done before harvesting which includes seed selection, land preparation,
sowing, irrigation etc. Harvesting is the operation that harvests the fruit or the output from the particular plant. Postharvesting
operation is done for mainly for consumption, storage or preservation and transportations, which generally
includes husking, breaking, shelling, drying. Among these the husking of coconut is the most-difficult operation relevant
to coconut.
The coconut palm (cocos nucifera) is found all over the globe, where it has mingled into the lives of the local
people. I t provides almost all the requirements of humans such as food, drink, fire woods, medicines, domestic
utensils etc Because of these reasons, it has been called the “tree of heaven” and “tree of life” [15]. Coconut is native to
coastal areas of Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and westward towards the coastal
India, Sri Lanka, East Africa, and tropical islands such as Seychelles, Andaman and Mauritius. In these regions, the
palms were able to establish themselves on sandy and coralline coasts. Coconut palm can either be an introduction or
even possibly a native to the Pacific coast of Central America [10].
As mentioned, coconut is a popular drupe among various others all over the world. Many machines are
fabricated and used in various part of the world to mechanize the post processing operation. The present study is
focused on the various machines which are available for the husking operation of coconut and points out the