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

Patchimaporn Udomkun; Sebastian Romuli; Steffen Schock; Busarakorn Mahayothee; Murat Sartas; Tesfamicheal Wossen; Emmanuel Njukwe; Bernard Vanlauwe; Joachim Müller

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110730

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

Patchimaporn Udomkun^*, Sebastian Romuli, Steffen Schock, Busarakorn Mahayothee, Murat Sartas, Tesfamicheal Wossen, Emmanuel Njukwe, Bernard Vanlauwe, Joachim Müller

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	110730
Journal	Journal of Environmental Management
Volume	268
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110730
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2020

Keywords

Active dryer
Hybrid dryer
Passive dryer
Renewable energy
Solar drying application
Technology adoption

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