Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: an innovation landscape approach

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 additio...

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Main Authors: Udomkun, Patchimaporn, Romuli, S., Schock, S., Mahayothee, B., Sartas, Murat, Wossen, T., Njukwe, E., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Müller, J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109542
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author Udomkun, Patchimaporn
Romuli, S.
Schock, S.
Mahayothee, B.
Sartas, Murat
Wossen, T.
Njukwe, E.
Vanlauwe, Bernard
Müller, J.
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Müller, J.
Njukwe, E.
Romuli, S.
Sartas, Murat
Schock, S.
Udomkun, Patchimaporn
Vanlauwe, Bernard
Wossen, T.
author_facet Udomkun, Patchimaporn
Romuli, S.
Schock, S.
Mahayothee, B.
Sartas, Murat
Wossen, T.
Njukwe, E.
Vanlauwe, Bernard
Müller, J.
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description 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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spelling CGSpace1095422025-11-11T10:14:01Z Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: an innovation landscape approach Udomkun, Patchimaporn Romuli, S. Schock, S. Mahayothee, B. Sartas, Murat Wossen, T. Njukwe, E. Vanlauwe, Bernard Müller, J. renewable energy solar drying technology dryers asia subsaharan africa 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. 2020-05-14 2020-09-18T12:40:39Z 2020-09-18T12:40:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109542 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Udomkun, P., Romuli, S., Schock, S., Mahayothee, B., Sartas, M., Wossen, T., ... & Müller, J. (2020). Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: an innovation landscape approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 268, 110730: 1-14.
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solar drying
technology
dryers
asia
subsaharan africa
Udomkun, Patchimaporn
Romuli, S.
Schock, S.
Mahayothee, B.
Sartas, Murat
Wossen, T.
Njukwe, E.
Vanlauwe, Bernard
Müller, J.
Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: an innovation landscape approach
title Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: an innovation landscape approach
title_full Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: an innovation landscape approach
title_fullStr Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: an innovation landscape approach
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title_short Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: an innovation landscape approach
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solar drying
technology
dryers
asia
subsaharan africa
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