Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Drying mechanism for rice
About the challenge
[edit | edit source]Drying rice in the fields (sensitive to moist, rain etc). During some seasons, poor quality rice.
Description
[edit | edit source]This link features instructions on how to build a fixed batch heated air drying bin from local materials. The goal of this design was to create a dryer that could maintain rice quality at a low capital and operating cost yielding a reasonably high dry time while remaining accessible to small-scale processing.
Areas of impact
[edit | edit source]Ecology
[edit | edit source]- Seeds, Food & Soil.
Economy
[edit | edit source]- Sharing & Collaboration.
See also
[edit | edit source]- http://www.appropedia.org/Drying_mechanism_for_rice
- http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/rkb/index.php/examples-of-dryers*
- http://www.appropedia.org/Rice#Drying
| Authors | Ernesto Sun |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Global Ecovillages NetworkGEN Africa, GENOA |
| Ported from | https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/drying-mechanism-for-rice/ (original) |
| Cite as | Ernesto Sun (2025–2026). "Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Drying mechanism for rice". Appropedia. Retrieved May 31, 2026. |