MAMALAND MUSHROOM FARMS AT NANE NANE AGRICULTURAL SHOWS:
SOLAR DRYING AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
SOLAR DRYING AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
Preservation of agricultural produce is one of the central problems faced by developing countries. And as time goes on, these problems will be aggravated by the growing dietary needs of the ever increasing population of these countries.
In many developing countries large quantities of fruits and vegetables spoil due to inadequate infrastructure, insufficient processing capacities, and growing marketing difficulties caused by intensifying competition and protectionism in the worldwide agricultural markets. Up to 70 per cent of agricultural products spoil during the traditional process of open-air drying, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Drying these products can help solve these problems, while also making an important contribution to improving the population's income and supply situation.
Drying is an important form of food preservation that is often carried out at farm level right after harvest, or especially with highly perishable crops, at peak harvest time when local markets are saturated. Drying vegetables, fruits and meat with thermal energy enables longer storage times and easier transportation. Up to 70 per cent of agricultural products spoil during the traditional process of open-air drying, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Agricultural products can be dried open-air or unimproved, directly in the sun, with biomass or in solar dryers.
Open-air or unimproved drying takes place when food is exposed to the sun and wind by placing it in trays, on racks, or on the ground. The advantage of drying products directly open-air is that almost no costs for fuel and appliances have to be spent by the farmer. However, the dried products are often of lower quality due to varying temperature levels and contamination of the products with dust, vermin’s and leafs.
In many developing countries large quantities of fruits and vegetables spoil due to inadequate infrastructure, insufficient processing capacities, and growing marketing difficulties caused by intensifying competition and protectionism in the worldwide agricultural markets. Up to 70 per cent of agricultural products spoil during the traditional process of open-air drying, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Drying these products can help solve these problems, while also making an important contribution to improving the population's income and supply situation.
Drying is an important form of food preservation that is often carried out at farm level right after harvest, or especially with highly perishable crops, at peak harvest time when local markets are saturated. Drying vegetables, fruits and meat with thermal energy enables longer storage times and easier transportation. Up to 70 per cent of agricultural products spoil during the traditional process of open-air drying, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Agricultural products can be dried open-air or unimproved, directly in the sun, with biomass or in solar dryers.
Open-air or unimproved drying takes place when food is exposed to the sun and wind by placing it in trays, on racks, or on the ground. The advantage of drying products directly open-air is that almost no costs for fuel and appliances have to be spent by the farmer. However, the dried products are often of lower quality due to varying temperature levels and contamination of the products with dust, vermin’s and leafs.
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Phone: +255621-080300.
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Blog: Mamalandmushroomproject.blogspot.com
Fight Back Against Malnutrition,Save Lives.
Mushroom is Therapy.
#Mushroom_Is_Therapy.
