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International Solar Food Processing Conference 2009 more hygienic drying process: the fruit is protected against dirt, dust and animals. We decided to start with small driers of 2m x 1m. This makes it easier for projects or farmers to get to know this new technology, without making a large investment. The small device can easily be carried and placed on roof tops. If more drying surface is needed, further drier modules of the same size can be added or the decision for a large drier can be made. A small ventilator bought on the local market is used to force the air through the drier. One 5 W PV panel is enough to run a solar drier of that size. Five more driers have been built for the second phase of the project, which includes packing the dried fruit in an attractive, sealed bag and finding ways to sell the product. After the first tunnel drier was tested by ABS, the cooperatives showed interest and took the drier for their own tests. In the third step we have produced 21 of those driers. Purpose of the work By introducing the solar driers, ABS wants to address following of its aims: • Creation of jobs and income within the village for women • Increase of product quality • Possibility to reduce migration through local income generation • Increase of storage life of vegetables and fruits • Use of renewable energy and thus saving the environment • Production of solar tunnel drier and Scheffler reflectors and creating jobs • Making women’s work easier by this new equipment (as the driers protect fruit from dust and sand) • To create a model of solar drying system that will spread In August 2008, ABS has implemented a project with 21 of these solar driers to the farmers of the Logar provinces including a training in use of driers and packing of dried goods. If farmers show interest, a bigger version of the tunnel drier will also be offered. Methods, Innovations, Results (as appropriate) We use the Scheffler reflector for making bread, marmalade and cake. We use solar tunnel driers for drying vegetables and fruits. We produce this locally, in Afghanistan. The result shows very good quality, thus we can sell the product better. Capacity building, offer for training. Establishment of resource center/training center/testing center. Scheffler Reflector In summer 2006, two reflectors of 10m² each were built in our centre in Kabul and are installed there for demonstration purposes. Advantages of the system: Environmental protection and alleviation of women’s work. Inhalation of poisonous gases from open wood fires and burning plastic, tire of cars, are prevented. Local co-workers learn methods and procedures of manufacturing marmalade and cakes. The aim is to put production and sales into local hands at a later stage. We faced problems in getting bottles for marmalade. At first we filled used marmalade bottles that we could sell to relatives and known people. But it was impossible to do so in the open market, because the bottles were marked with expired stamps and were in no good condition. We could have sold a lot more of our homemade marmalade, if we had new bottles. Cake can be sold, too, but we had not installed a thermometer in the oven, so the temperature could not be controlled. We now have installed one and are sure to get quality control. 24
International Solar Food Processing Conference 2009 All India Women’s Conference Experience In Using Solar Driers Towards Income Generation For Needy Women Ms.Lalita Bala krishnan Email:-lalitabalakrishnan@gmail.com Ms. Chandra Prabha Pandey Email:-chandrapabhapandey@yahoo.com AIWC, 6 Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi-11000,Tel-23389680,1165,Fax(91-11) 23384082 E-mail:aiwcctc@nda.vsnl.net.in Website:www.aiwc.org INTRODUCTION AIWC is one of the oldest and renouned womens, not-for-profit organization working for the empowerment and development of womens in all aspects. Started in 1927, AIWC has been headed by a galaxy of eminent women including Dr. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Vijay Laxmi Pandit , Masooma Begum and others. Since then AIWC has been continuously conducting a large number of programmes towards the betterment of women. Identified as one of the nodal agencies with direct funding by the Ministry of Non conventional Energy Sources(MNES) GOI now known as Ministry of New Renewable energy, (MNRE), AIWC has been implementing various government programs such as “National Programme of Improved Chulha-NPIC, National Programme of Biogas Development-NPBD”, Solar Thermal and PV disseminations and energy conservation for over 2 and half decades, covering the entire nation through AIWC’s 500+ branches and some partner NGO’s realizing the great need for food security and stopping of wastage of fruits, vegetables and spices at the village level due to their nature of perishability and also not having proper linkages to markets. SUMMARY A large quantity of fruits and vegetables are wasted in the rural areas for want of immediate market facilities or for processing. By using the solar driers almost all produce including fruits and spices could be made into value-added products which will fetch enhanced income as well as increase the shelf life of the products. AIWC decided to adopt the technology developed after ten years of R & D by the Hyderabad based NGO-“SEED” and identified their SDM 50 solar drier which works through both thermal and photo-voltaic modes, towards achieving the following objectives:- a) To create awareness among women to utilize clean and affordable energy services for productive and consumptive uses. b) To develop capacity of the rural women's groups to participate in the promotion and dissemination of solar driers in the community. c) To improve the livelihood status of rural people through value addition of farm produce by using solar dryers in processing of food products. 25
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