Better processing and marketing of healthy fish products in Malawi - project brief

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2020-02-10

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The project tested the effectiveness of solar fish drying tents for three Lake Malawi small fish species. Compared with traditional open sun drying, findings show that drying times for fish using solar tents are similar during the dry season, and shorter during the rainy season. The Ministry of Agriculture is promoting the solar tent dryers as a climate smart technology. They call the technology ‘Samva Nyengo’ a name which emphasizes that solar tent dryers are effective in all weather conditions. Only 0.8% of fish is lost when using solar tent driers compared to 11.3% when open-air sun drying.

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FISHERIES, SOLAR DRYING, SOLAR TENT DRYERS, POSTHARVEST LOSSES, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE SMART TECHNOLOGY, GENDER EQUITY, MALAWI, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/58518

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Research Results (AFS) / Résultats de recherche (ASA)