Solar powered dryer

The problem we're solving:

Post harvest losses

The Agbokpa township’s population is made up of 46.1% self-employed fisher folks. This fish is dried in the open air to desiccate or dehydrate after it has been harvested. However, this drying method is inadequate or insufficient because the food may become polluted, sunshine may not be sufficient to dry the food, and drying takes a long time. . In addition this, the rain may fall from time to time, and if fishermen cannot take the food from the open space quickly enough, it interrupts the entire drying process. This leads to post-harvest losses as these fishes go to waste, resulting in income or revenue loss.

Our approach and solution

As part of the engineering process involved in solving the problem stated above, our primary focus is on building a product that is durable, affordable and effective. To cut down cost, we are planning to use as much of the sun's energy as possible and use very little of stored energy. In fabricating the design, we will make use of readily available items that can easily be replaced in case anything goes wrong. Finally, the design is aimed to be very user friendly and to suit the inhabitants of Agbokpa. In all, for this product, we seek to meet all the requirements needed for appropriate design.