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[edit] Solar Drying in Morocco (GTZ)

• (introduction...)
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Solar dryer of the Marrakesh type
  • 2.1 Solar dryer for fruits and vegetables
  • 2.2 Solar dryer for medicinal and spice plants
  • 2.3 List of suppliers
• 3. Drying techniques
  • 3.1 Drying of fruits and vegetables
    • 3.1.1 Principle of operation
    • 3.1.2 Drying apricots
    • 3.1.3 Drying of grapes
  • 3.2 Drying of medicinal and spice plants
    • 3.2.1 Principle of operation
    • 3.2.2 Drying of spearmint
• 4. Economics of solar drying
  • 4.1 Production
    • 4.1.1 Purchase costs
    • 4.1.2 Costs of producing solar-dried apricots
    • 4.1.2 Costs of producing solar-dried apricots
    • 4.1.3 Costs of producing solar-dried raisins
    • 4.1.4 Multiple use of the dryer
  • 4.2 Marketing
    • 4.2.1 Apricots
    • 4.2.2 Raisins
    • 4.2.3 Other products
  • 4.3 Assessment
• 5. Bibliography
  • 5.1 Studies
  • 5.2 Reports
  • 5.3 Study papers and graduation theses
  • 5.4 Presentations and lectures
  • 5.5 Publications
  • 5.6 Newspaper articles
• Concluding remarks by the editor
• User's guide to the soar dryer of the Marrakech type
• User's guide to the solar dryer of the Marrakech type
  • Drying apricots
  • Drying grapes
  • Dryer maintenance