@article{Sankat:261613,
      recid = {261613},
      author = {Sankat, Clement K. },
      title = {Technical and Economic Parameters for the Adoption of  Solar Drying Systems on Small Farms},
      address = {1984-10-21},
      number = {1975-2017-3541},
      pages = {4},
      year = {1984},
      abstract = {Solar cabinet dryers appear suitable for use by small  Caribbean farmers, many with farms less than 1 ha in size.  Perishable products like sorrel, hot peppers, sweet  potatoes and mango slices may be dried for safe storage. In  a solar cabinet dryer of the multi-rack design, an overall  drying efficiency of 25% can be expected. Crops can be  dried in thin layers with loading densities of less than 5  kg/m2, in two days of fair weather. For the small farmers,  with holdings ranging from 0.125 to 1 ha, and with 50% of  their annual crop yield dried, dryers with cover areas  ranging approximately from 3.8 m2 to 30.8 m2 respectively,  will be adequate for a crop like sorrel. The minimum  estimated cost of such dryers would correspondingly  increase from US$75 to US$600.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/261613},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.261613},
}