Agricultural technological development is a crucial strategy for agricultural
commercialization and socio-economic transformation in Africa. However, a key challenge to …

Design of Solar Drying Technology Equipment for Drying Food Consistent with Farmers’
Willingness to Pay: Evidence from Ghana Page 1 Innovative Systems Design and Engineering …

Food and income loss caused by conventional open-sun drying of crops could be reduced
through the use of protected solar drying equipment. Yet, solar dryers have not been widely …

Initiatives towards large-scale dissemination of solar dryers for drying of agri-produce face
severe competition from the largely prevalent practice of open sun drying in most of the …

Solar drying is one of the most efficient and cost-effective, renewable, and sustainable
technologies to conserve agricultural products in Asian and sub-Saharan African (SSA) …

An analysis of review articles on solar drying of agricultural products is presented. The
review also discusses detailed economic evaluation methods and market participation …

An analysis of review articles on solar drying of agricultural products is presented. The
review also discusses detailed economic evaluation methods and market participation …

Food losses in the developing world are estimated to be 50% of the fruits and vegetables
grown and 25% of harvested food grain (Burden, 1989). Food preservation by drying can …

In this study, design, development and testing of an indirect solar dryer for rural domestic
use is reported. Qualitative and quantitative methods have been deployed to derive the …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the design and operation of solar agricultural
dryers that are used to dry a variety of crops all over the Caribbean region. They range in …