A youth belonging to Esanai village, about 12 km from here, has taken up an innovative venture to market dehydrated vegetables using a solar dryer. A graduate in marine engineering, S. Mukilan took to ...

Kitui County is one of the leading producers of mangoes in Kenya, however, post-harvest losses (PHL) have prevented farmers from reaping maximum benefits. Vine Fruits and Vegetables CEO Kennedy ...

Dear Jim: I plan to buy a lot of fruits and vegetables now (lower prices) and preserve them for natural snacks and cooking. I thought about drying them. Do solar dryers work well or are electric ones ...

Farmers inspect products inside one of the locally fabricated solar dryers at SULMA Foods in Luweero District recently. PHOTO BY DAN WANDERA A significant amount of losses on farms occur at the stage ...

Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the latest industry report by Fact.MR, a market research and competitive intelligence provider, the global solar dryer market is ...

An agronomist at Kabanyolo explains the importance of drying vegetables using solar. Photos by Michael Kakumirizi. Solar drying of the vegetables is, thus, the best option. The shorter drying time and ...

Emily Tanui (Left) and Pascaline Tuitoek of Kaiboi Technical Training Institute (KTTI) in Nandi County demonstrate how a dryer works. The dryer is an innovation of the institute in partnership with ...

Without electricity to power freezers, food leftovers aren’t really an option in most of India. A 26-year-old grad student had developed a low-cost technology that can prevent tons of food waste.