Resources Tagged: Solar Drying

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  1. Making Mango Crisps - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Videos Dried mango crisps are a tasty and a healthy snack that can be sold even out of season at a good price. Available languages Bambara English French Kiswahili Peulh / Fulfuldé / Pulaar Twi Wolof
    AccessAgriculture Mango Solar Drying Post Harvest Food Preservation

  2. Solar Drying of Fruits and Vegetables

    2002-01-24 This publication includes information on preparation and pretreatment of different fruit and vegetable types of drying, how to dry these using simple solar dryers, proper storage of dried fruit and vegetables, and recipes for dried fruit and vegetables. 23 pages, illustrated, photos
    Solar Drying Fruit-Preservation Vegetables-Preserv...

  3. Solar food dryer: preserves food for year-round use, using solar energy

    Solar food drying is the healthy, sustainable way to preserve high-quality, locally grown foods.Food dryinghas become very popular in recent years, with electric food dryers now available in most every department store. But instead of using costly electricity for the job, you can easily build...
    Solar Drying Food Preservation

  4. Low temperature & solar grain drying handbook.

    1980-01-01 Prepared under the direction of the Solar Energy subcommittee of the Midwest Plan Service. 86 pages, illustrated
    Grain Crops Solar Drying

  5. Solar Drying of Chilies - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video When chillies remain moist, moulds develop and the chillies will go bad. Some moulds produce a poison, called aflatoxin, which is toxic to people. To speed up drying and to dry your food hygienically you can use a solar dryer that uses the heat of the sun to dry...
    Chillies Solar Drying Post Harvest AccessAgriculture

  6. Solar drying pineapples - video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Many pineapples are wasted, because they cannot be kept fresh for more than a week. By drying pineapples farmers can reduce waste and earn more money throughout the year. Available languages Bambara Bangla Chichewa / Nyanja English French Hausa Luganda Peulh /...
    Pineapple Solar Drying Post Harvest Fruit-Preservation AccessAgriculture

  7. Solar Drying of Kale Leaves - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Farmers and vegetable sellers find it hard to sell leafy vegetables even a day after harvest because the leaves spoil quickly, but solar drying allows farmers to reduce losses and sell leafy vegetables out of the main harvest season. Available languages Arabic...
    Kale Solar Drying AccessAgriculture

  8. Managing Aflatoxins in Groundnuts During Drying and Storage - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Certain moulds grow on groundnut, maize and other foods. These moulds produce a poison called aflatoxin. To have healthy groundnuts it is important to care for the groundnut during its whole growth, but especially during drying and storage. Available languages...
    Groundnuts Storage Solar Drying AccessAgriculture

  9. SAWBO - Postharvest Loss: How to Use a Solar Grain Dryer

    This video explains how to dry grains after harvest by using the High Velocity Solar Grain Dryer. Drying grain is important because it reduces the chance for mold growth in the grain, which will increase its storage life as well as ensuring that it will sell at a higher price. Instructions on how...
    SAWBO Postharvest Solar Drying

  10. SAWBO - Solar Treating of Cowpea Seeds

    Cowpea bruchids (Callosobruchus maculatus) can cause damage to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seeds in storage, resulting in post-harvest losses. In the animated video we describe a solarization technique for killing cowpea bruchids before the seeds are stored. Scientific Animations Without Borders...
    SAWBO Cowpea Vigna unguiculata Postharvest Solar Drying