I believe now is an appropriate time to focus on drying and solar energy. Drying is the simplest and one of the most effective methods of preserving food, allowing it to be stored without cost and equipment. The energy of the sun is free to anyone able to use it effectively. In the current situation [...]
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 This manual is a publication of Agromisa and covers the preservation of fruit and vegetables. It is available as a free pdf for online download and in print at a cost of 8.49 Euro from Agromisa.
from: Agromisa (click image to download)
The images below are clips from the manual and presented [...] Following on the link to a simple overview by the GATE programme of GTZ, the article below gives practical details of three solar dryer designs.
from: GTZ GATE (click image for full story online)
This paper presents the characteristics of three solar driers. A 15 US$ tent drier, a 400 US$ box [...] The German Appropriate Technology and Ecoefficiency Programme (GATE) Programme of GTZ (the German Development Agency) has a good overview of sun drying as a food technology process.
from: GTZ – GATE (click image for full story online)
It presents the technical background of drying, describes and compares different drying operation and equipment, gives [...] UNIDO is the United Nations body tasked with industrial development. They have been active in promoting the introduction of small scale processing in Developing Countries. In this work they have developed very useful materials which are available online. One of these is Small-scale Fruit and Vegetable Processing and Products; Production Methods, Equipment and Quality Assurance [...] This Technical Bulletin from Practical Action gives details on drying, milling and packaging chillies. The bulletin gives information on both solar drying which works well in dry weather and other dryers than can be used when the humidity is higher. The article can be viewed in text format online and can be downloaded [...] |
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