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    Fajersson, Maria
    Malmö högskola, Faculty of Technology and Society (TS).
    Utveckling av redskap för tillverkning av majsmjöl i Muthumba2012Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The following essay describes a product development project, which has resulted in a proposal for production of maize flour, intended for use by women in Malawi. The main focus of the project has been methods of product development for developing countries. The problem area that the project has focused on is: the production of maize flour, this was chosen after a study in Malawi. The problem area was chosen since it is an important area; 50 percent of the people's calorie intake in Malawi consists of corn. The target groups are women in the village Muthumba, a producer of maize flour today. Production of maize flour is done in several steps. When the maize will be grinded in to maize flour, the villagers can choose to walk to another village, which has electricity, to get their maize grinded or they have to pound the maize in a mortar, which requires the energy and time of two people. To take the maize to the other society means that the villages have to walk with the maize on their head for hours, as the majority of villagers do not own a bike. The project can be divided into three stages: theory studies before the trip, observations and interviews in Malawi for 8 days (this phase was scheduled for 21 days, but due to illness was the study stopped earlier, the purpose of this study was to observe a problem area) and the final stage, realization, was conducted in Sweden. The third stage included theory sessions, additional interviews and developing the tool. The essay reviews the literature on the subject of what to consider in the development/design for developing countries and methods for this. Understandings that emerged were the incredible importance of deeper insight in humans and their life situation. When the topic design for developing countries is discussed, there are many different opinions on the subject, and this essay considers some. The result of the project is a hand-powered tool. The target group is the women in the village Muthumba, in south of Malawi. The tool grinds the maize by rolling. Some of the methods used to develop new ways to produce corn flour are brainstormings, finding inspiration in new places, interviews and drafting. Another important part of the development has been to make functional models to test various functions.

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