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Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: An innovation landscape approach.
Udomkun, Patchimaporn; Romuli, Sebastian; Schock, Steffen; Mahayothee, Busarakorn; Sartas, Murat; Wossen, Tesfamicheal; Njukwe, Emmanuel; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Müller, Joachim.
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  • Udomkun P; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Bujumbura, Burundi. Electronic address: P.Udomkun@cgiar.org.
  • Romuli S; University of Hohenheim, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Tropics and Subtropics Group (440e), Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Schock S; University of Hohenheim, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Tropics and Subtropics Group (440e), Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Mahayothee B; Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
  • Sartas M; IITA, Kigali, Rwanda; Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
  • Wossen T; IITA, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Njukwe E; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Bujumbura, Burundi.
  • Vanlauwe B; IITA, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Müller J; University of Hohenheim, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Tropics and Subtropics Group (440e), Stuttgart, Germany.
J Environ Manage ; 268: 110730, 2020 Aug 15.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32510451
ABSTRACT
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) countries. This review paper presents the different types of solar dryers that are widely used in Africa and Asia. In addition, the pre-eminent effects of their use on product quality, as well as their economic, environmental, and social impacts, are highlighted. Since financial, external, and structural factors play a key role in the adoption and scaling of solar dryers, this paper also discusses the impact of these factors on the effectiveness of solar drying technologies in selected Asian and SSA countries.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sunlight / Agriculture Country/Region as subject: Africa / Asia Language: En Journal: J Environ Manage Year: 2020 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sunlight / Agriculture Country/Region as subject: Africa / Asia Language: En Journal: J Environ Manage Year: 2020 Type: Article