The Faculty of Agriculture will organise a 3 day workshop from 23-25 July 2014 on solar dehydration. Prof Steele, from the US a fulbright scholar will be the lead trainer together with academic staff of the Faculty. The objectives of the workshop
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re (i) to
provide an understanding on solar dehydration and its application in the food
industry and (ii) to empower participants with knowledge and skills to construct their own solar dehydrator. Solar dehydration of fruits and vegetables project fits very well in the
MID concept of Mauritius. A technology which has not yet been fully implemented in
Mauritius and which will be very beneficial for the small and medium
food processor.
Click here to watch the workshop video.
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| The completed solar dryer |
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| Prof Steele at work. He is preparing the materials for constructing the solar dryer. Photo taken on 16 July 2014 |
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Prof Steele with Assoc Prof D Goburdhun, one of the local counter part in the project
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