SolarSAVER-Solar Powered Modular Food Drying System to Reduce Food Losses for Off Grid Africa

该项目(SOLARSAVER)侧重于将农业、食品加工副产品和副产品转化为附加值高、保质期长的食品配料和生物技术产品，同时生产用于灌溉和饮用水的水。由于水果和蔬菜产品的水分含量很高，关键目标是使用创新的低温干燥步骤显著降低传统干燥技术的能源消耗、运营成本和碳足迹，该步骤还会产生饮用水作为副产品。该项目旨在为撒哈拉以南小型和大型农业生产者和其他利益攸关方创造价值，增加一个新的可持续的技术和加工解决方案，以适合在非洲和欧洲部署的价格水平提供，为这两个市场创造高度营养的产品，同时还提供水，特别是在缺水地区。处理解决方案可以轻松地部署在不同分散程度的农场上，以及集中的小型、中型和大型工业现场。因此，满足了不同的社会阶层，如穷人(大多数农民)和妇女(约50%)的需求。计划与坦桑尼亚、加纳和南非的合作伙伴开展广泛的业务。

The project (SOLARSAVER) focuses on converting agricultural, food processing by-products and side streams to value-added, long shelf-life food ingredients and biotechnical products while at the same time generating water for irrigation and drinking purposes. As fruit and vegetable products have high moisture content, the key target is to significantly reduce the energy consumption, operating costs, and carbon footprint of conventional drying techniques using an innovative low-temperature drying step which also yields potable water as a side product. The project aims at creating value for small- and large-scale sub-Saharan agricultural producers and other stakeholders by adding a new sustainable technical and processing solution delivered at a pricing level suitable for deployment in Africa and Europe to create highly nutritious products for both markets, while also providing water especially in water-stressed regions. The processing solution is such that it can be easily deployed on-farm at different degrees of decentralisation, and in centralised small, medium and large-scale industrial sites. Hence, diffferent sections of society such as the poor (majority of farmers) and women (about 50%) are catered for. Extensive operations are planned with partners in Tanzania, Ghana and South Africa.