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General information
| Innovation ID | 253 |
| Version ID | 5 |
| Innovation Title | Low-cost and energy-efficient small-scale flash dryer for cassava |
| Innovation description | Drying of cassava starch and flour is essential to ensure longer shelf life. Low-cost and energy-efficient pneumatic flash dryers represent a viable alternative to sun-drying for small processing units. |
| Reporting Staff | Thierry Tran (CIAT), Luis Taborda (CIAT) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2019 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2019 |
| Stage Description | Manufacturers and processors in Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Colombia have started adapting the design of the flash dryers they produce / use to the technical specifications provided by the RTB team. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
| Top 5 contributors | The French Agricultural Research Center for International Development; University of Greenwich, Natural Resources Institute |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | The French Agricultural Research Center for International Development-International Agricultural Research Centers; Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Federal Institute of Industrial Research-Government; Federal University of Technology-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.); Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Food Research Institute-Regional and sub-Regional Organizations ; International Center for Tropical Agriculture-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); University of Greenwich, Natural Resources Institute-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.); University of Hohenheim-Academic Institutions (universities, colleges, etc.) |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| Flagship project | FP4-Nutritious RTB food and added value through postharvest intervention |
| Cluster | CA4.2-Raising incomes and improving the health and safety at small and medium cassava processing centers, preferentially for women and youth in rural and urban areas |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Colombia,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Ghana,Nigeria,United Republic of Tanzania |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | More efficient use of inputs |
| Other Sub-IDO | Diversified enterprise opportunities |
| Other Sub-IDO |
Evidences
| Evidences | "Marcelo Precoppe. (11/12/2018). Capacity building on dimensioning, designing and operating small-scale pneumatic dryers (3 end-of-year report).""Marcelo Precoppe. (17/7/2018). Capacity building on design, construction and operation of small-scale pneumatic dryers (1 - initial report June 2018).""Adebayo Abass. (31/1/2018). Dissemination workshop on pneumatic flash dryer for drying of high quality cassava flour. Ibadan, Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).""Marcelo Precoppe, Gregory Komlaga. (13/12/2019). Energy performance of a pneumatic dryer and of a flatbed dryer used for small-scale cassava processing.""Marcelo Precoppe. (26/9/2018). Capacity building on dimensioning, design and operation of small-scale pneumatic dryers (2 - interim report September 2018).""Marcelo Precoppe, Gregory Komlaga. (12/12/2019). Improved energy performance of small-scale pneumatic dryers used for cassava processing. London, United Kingdom: University of Greenwich, Natural Resources Institute (GRE-NRI).""Marcelo Precoppe, Thierry Tran, Arnaud Chapuis, Joachim Müller, Adebayo Abass. (17/11/2016). Improved energy performance of small-scale pneumatic dryers used for processing cassava in Africa. Biosystems Engineering, 151, pp. 510-519.""Adegbite Sirojdeen, Adebayo Abass, Prof. O. J. Olukunle, A. P. Olalusi, W. B. Asiru, Wasiu Awoyale. (18/1/2019). Mass and Energy Balance Analysis of Pneumatic Dryers for Cassava and Development of Optimization Models to Increase Competitiveness in Nigeria. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 32 (3), pp. 1-11." |
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