Publisher Summary One major problem regarding agricultural produce in Cambodia is
related to the product storage in the harvesting season and identifying an alternative for …

Publisher Summary The application of solar drying systems has been introduced in rural
Nepal for the preservation of food and income generating activities. A regional research and …

Agricultural products such as coffee, tobacco, tea, fruit, cocoa beans, rice, nuts, and timber
generally require drying through a consistent application of relatively low heat. Traditionally …

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 …

ABSTRACT A critical review of solar drying relevant to countries in Africa is presented in this
paper, pointing out achievements and failures, and explanations why they may have …

Three types of solar dryers were compared a solar concentrator with a drying chconber, a
flat—plate collector with an in—bin storage/dryer, and a flat—plate collector—cum—dryer. In …

Methods and problems of solar drying in developing countries are summarized. Structures
for solar drying eliminate some of the problems of product quality, dust contamination …

This paper summarizes in broad terms the objectives and implementation of solar drying
systems in the lights of their advantages and limitations. Various types of solar drying …

Commercial scale drying requires a tremendous amount of energy to heat air when drying
various food products and there is an opportunity to utilize solar energy in the drying …

ABSTRACT/RÉSUMÉ/RESUMEN Abstract--This book presents the proceedings of a
workshop on solar drying in Africa attended by 24 participants involved with solar drying …