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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 · 2020 · Journal of Environmental Management

Summary. Solar dryers offer cost-effective, renewable technology for preserving agricultural products across Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. This review examines different solar dryer types, their effects on product quality, and their economic, environmental, and social impacts. The paper identifies financial, external, and structural factors that determine whether farmers adopt and scale these technologies in specific Asian and African countries.

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Udomkun, P., Romuli, S., Schock, S., Mahayothee, B., Sartas, M., Wossen, T., Njukwe, E., Vanlauwe, B., & Müller, J.. (2020). Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: An innovation landscape approach. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110730

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DOI
10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110730
Countries
China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Cameroon
Regions
Asia, Africa
Categories
agtech, climate-and-environment, food-systems, general-innovation
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2026-08-01