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 ...

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 ...

With increasing interest in healthy eating, sustainable local food supplies and self-reliance, many people are discovering the benefits of a solar food dehydrator -- access to high-quality fruits and ...

Vine Fruits and Vegetables CEO Kennedy Kwithya (right). [File, Standard] Kwithya who is also the chairperson for Mbitini Ward Farmers Sacco and Secretary for Mbitini Horticulture Cooperative Society ...

A substantial amount of losses on farms occur at the stage of post-harvest handling. This is as a result of lack of an effective and speedy means of drying the produce. Because of this, many farmers ...

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 ...

Nelspruit-based agricultural processing equipment manufacturer Dryers for Africa is in the final stages of testing its SD300 solar dryer at an environment control solutions company in the Western Cape ...

The Centre of Excellence for Vegetables at Gharaunda in Haryana has set up “Aagun” dryers for processing farm produce and “PronGO” cold storage boxes for storing and transport of farm produce at ...