Universal nut sheller

[1] It is made of concrete poured into two fibreglass molds, metal parts, one wrench, and any piece of rock or wood that can serve as a hammer.

[2] The Full Belly Project is working to establish businesses that manufacture and distribute appropriate technologies such as the Universal Nut Sheller.

In 2001, Jock Brandis traveled to Mali to fix a small village's water treatment system.

While there he met a woman who informed him that it would be of great service to her village if he could find an affordable peanut sheller for them.

In 2003, Brandis teamed up with a group of returned Peace Corps volunteers from Wilmington, North Carolina, to form the Full Belly Project, dedicated to designing and distributing unique appropriate technologies in developing countries.