Licensed by Purdue startup JUA Technologies International, the device received the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 2019 AE50 product design award for its potential to ...

Frugal solar innovation in India is tackling post-harvest loss, reducing food waste and increasing farmer incomes through low-cost solar dryers and community-built technology that runs without ...

One of the key challenges for many farmers is how to dry their produce well to avoid running into losses before selling it off. In a drive to preserve surplus produce, the University of Nairobi in ...

Researchers from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have demonstrated a hybrid system for drying woody biomass that utilizes both solar thermal energy and a heat pump. “We have indeed ...

Walking through Hong Kong’s historic Sheung Wan district, you’ll still see flat bamboo baskets laid on the curb amidst the taxis and exhaust-belching delivery motorcycles. Inside lie rows of drying ...

Nigeria, the most populous Black nation on Earth with over 200 million people, has in recent years struggled with rising food inflation. This crisis is largely driven by outdated farming techniques, ...