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Abstract
Offering a fresh perspective on the new 'digital age', this book: provides an alternative and more grounded account of the complex interplay between new technology and information structures and changes in society; illuminates the fundamental continuities as well as changes in socioeconomic and political processes; and draws on an interdisciplinary perspective and original empirical research.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREFACE Vii | |||
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix | |||
| INTRODUCTION xi | |||
| 1 The technical principles of drying 1 | |||
| The purpose of drying 1 | |||
| Principles of drying 1 | |||
| Packaging of the dried product 3 | |||
| Socio-economic considerations 4 | |||
| 2 Traditional drying methods 9 | |||
| Sun drying 9 | |||
| Shade drying 11 | |||
| Smoke kilns 11 | |||
| Cooking fires 12 | |||
| 3 Improved drying technologies 13 | |||
| Solar driers 13 | |||
| Mixed driers and artificial driers 15 | |||
| 4 Illustrated equipment guide 18 | |||
| Sun and air drying 18 | |||
| Direct and indirect solar driers 20 | |||
| Driers not dependent on solar energy 27 | |||
| Direct driers 27 | |||
| Indirect driers 29 | |||
| Small mechanical driers 31 | |||
| Tray driers 31 | |||
| 5 Project planning checklists 35 | |||
| Product preservation drier applications 35 | |||
| Product refinement drier applications 35 | |||
| 6 Case studies 37 | |||
| Cashew-fruit snackfood from Honduras 37 | |||
| Yachaq Mama (Power to the Women) in Peru 38 | |||
| Banana drying in Thailand 39 | |||
| Desiccated coconut production in Bangladesh: the 'Surjosnato' project 40 | |||
| Potato drying in India 42 | |||
| REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING 44 | |||
| CONTACTS 48 | |||
| Africa 48 | |||
| Asia 48 | |||
| Europe 49 | |||
| Central and South Africa 49 | |||
| Pacific 49 | |||
| North America 50 |