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Sulaiman Famro is a Nigerian engineer who has manufactured the "Farmking" prototype which is a one-stop processing plant for root crops and grains.
Source: Farmking Machines
At one end of the machine there are 3 devices for chipping, grating and milling. In the middle there is the power plant, and at the other end (at the rear) there is a large steel drum that can hold 50 kg of milled cassava that uses a spin filter to process up to 2.5 tons of milled cassava into starch.
Thus, the Farmking can be used to process cassava, soya beans, maize, sweet potatoes, yam, grains, and many other root crops. One of its most interesting characteristics is the capture of starch which is wasted when processed manually.
The prototype was manufactured with the inventor's own funds, and a buyer could get one for approximately 2.5 million naira (about $16,000).
Sulaiman Famro studied at the Pratt Institute located in Brooklyn and got his Master's degree from the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.