Present article is an overview of available solar drying technologies developed for small
rural agricultural farms emphasizing domestic applications. A huge amount (about 61%) of …

Preservation of fruits, vegetables, and food are essential for keeping them for a long time
without further deterioration in the quality of the product. Several process tech‐nologies …

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 …

In many countries of the world, the use of solar thermal systems in the agricultural area to
conserve vegetables, fruits, coffee and other crops has shown to be practical, economical …

Solar drying systems (SDSs) are environment friendly and enhance energy conservation.
Such systems are a promising application of solar energy systems. SDS is an effective …

The food industry accounts for approximately 30% of global energy consumption. In
addition, food-processing activities contribute almost 26% of total greenhouse gas …

The numerous benefits of solar drying over open sun drying have resulted in extensive
research in the field of solar dryers. This research paper describes the development and …

Solar dryers are a well-known technology was utilize to dry various agricultural and food
products. There are some limitations to the use of open sun drying but these limitations can …

In the current scenario of food scarcity, most developing countries are facing the issue of
food losses due to improper post-harvesting process, which accounts for about 50% of fruits …

The potential of climate-resilient energy practices depends on the integration of sustainable
energy with energy storage, such as solar energy. Solar energy offers desirable thermal …