Drying technology

Innovative Rack Drying Revolutionizes Fish Preservation in East Africa

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Drying fish using low cost racks is reducing drying time from three days to eight hours while doubling market prices among East African fishing communities. Once fish is harvested, the most fishermen dry them on the ground, and therein lies the problem. Besides being easy pickings for animals, the fish stocks are vulnerable to being …

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Small-scale farmers raise incomes 50% with cheap food preservation techniques

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Growing demand for dried foods especially by a rising local market and exports has birthed a new revolution, with the demand which has risen by upto 30 percent seeing smallholder farmers increase income by upto 50 percent. The dried foods which increase the food’s shelf life has been commended for stemming food wastage. In Murang’a, …

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