Sarawak has fertile slopes and an optimum environment for pepper cultivation. The state
produces the majority of pepper products in Malaysia and contributes to multimillion …

Solar fruit drying is a technology that is successfully applied on both domestic and
commercial scale among smallholder farmers in Uganda. However, existing solar drying …

This study presents an assessment of the performance and economic viability of solar dryers
for drying perishable agricultural products. The dryer was constructed using locally sourced …

Solar energy is the most promising of the renewable energy sources in view of its apparent
limitless potential. A small scale village–level solar dryer for tomato was developed under …

Increasing population and high cost of fuels have created opportunities for using alternate
energies for post-harvest processing of foods. Solar food processing is an emerging …

The drying of chilli pepper using a solar dryer with a back-up incinerator to determine the
drying rate and efficiency was undertaken. The dryer was used to dehydrate the pepper …

Background Solar drying is the most common method for preserving food and extending the
shelf life of agricultural produce. It is a simultaneous heat and mass transfer operation in …

Despite the numerous solar dryers reported by researchers in Nigeria, farmers in Zaria
Nigeria continue to dry tomato by traditional open sun drying method, the inherent problems …

ABSTRACT A low cost solar dryer was developed as part of major effort made to boost the
acceptability of locally dried produce (eg, pepper, tomatoes, okoro, etc.) against importation …

Solar drying offers a convenient, cheaper and environmentally friendly way to dry food. In
Kenya, solar dryers have been developed and introduced by different actors. However, their …