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International Solar Food Processing Conference 2009 Global Network for Solar Food Devices: Future Priorities Bev Blum, Solar Cookers International Association 4271 Round Valley Circle Stockton, CA 95207 USA Association@solarcookers.org or blumbev@aol.com Tel. +209-477-5970 Topic addressed: Examples of solar food projects: networking 1. Introduction In 2006 an international network, Solar Cookers International Association (SCIA), was formed by participants at the International Conference on Solar Cookers and Food Processing in Granada Spain, and Solar Cookers International (SCI) agreed to be its initial legal umbrella. SCIA membership has grown to 95 organizations and 150+ individuals. SCIA has collectively issued statements on carbon credits and solar cookers’ relevance to indoor air hazards, organized meetings for SCI’s U.N. Representatives with other key advocacy activists through SCIA’s Advocacy Task Force and created an interactive web site featuring all organizational and individual members which each can edit and expand. SCIA is outgrowing and being nudged out of its original nest and could grow many different ways. 2. Summary These are exciting times. The past two decades have seen at least ten-fold increases in the spread of solar devices for household food and water processing. Opportunities are greater than ever. Promoters of water and food-related solar technologies are diverse in size and types of devices, but are stronger and experienced and all share a common passion to spread these technologies for health, economic and environmental benefits. Most promoters are middle class groups, educational institutions and governments sharing useful solar technologies with those suffering most from fuel shortages and most vulnerable to health and economic risks of current options. Spread of water and food-related solar technologies require both commercial and humanitarian efforts. Both require larger-scale production and effective, segmented marketing. We wish to re-examine what can be accomplished better collectively than by individual, isolated activities. I propose a brief presentation followed by discussion on these questions: 1. How can this network most effectively strengthen both commercial and humanitarian strategies? 2. What other networks and organizations might be our best allies? This conference is a timely opportunity to gather valuable input from both members and nonmembers on the future priorities and structure for this young network. Key-words: networks, collaborative advocacy, marketing, capacity-building, Preference for presentation: Brief presentation, mostly discussion 46
International Solar Food Processing Conference 2009 Perspectives of solar food processing in India C.Palaniappan Planters Energy Network – PEN # 5, Power House Street, N.R.T.Nagar, Theni – 625 531 Tamilnadu, India. Ph: +91 – 4546 – 255272 Telefax: +91 – 4546 – 255271 E.Mail: info@pen.net.in, pen01@sify.com, Web: www.pen.net.in 1. Abstract One of the options to tackle food security and undernourishment amidst increased population in third world countries could be through solar drying of food products. It also adds up to the employment generation of large rural youth in these countries in addition to reduction of green house gases emanating from large quantity of fossil fuels, used in agro processing and other processing industries. Planters Energy Network(PEN) , a NGO has introduced roof mounted solar hot air technology, either as preheating or full energy units depending on the temperature requirement, for processing large quantities of food products. This article describes the technology adopted and its applications in the processing of various food products like tea, spices, fish, fruits & vegetables, pulses & grains, salt, etc. Sustainability of these units are proven as 15 years old units are functioning still. Apart from larger solar air heating units in a hybrid mode with fossil fuel, PEN has demonstrated smaller flat plate collector coupled with SPV operated driers successfully for drying fruits in Ladakh and fish in coastal regions of India. Concessions and incentives from Govt.of India make the solar units to have a low pay back period and so it has a greater potentials in the country. 47
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