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General information
| Innovation ID | 5 |
| Version ID | 5 |
| Innovation Title | Flash dryer for cassava |
| Innovation description | Design and specifications of a pneumatic flash dryer for cassava products including design and sizing of all side-equipment (air heater, starch feeding system, cyclone separator and blower). |
| Reporting Staff | Thierry Tran (CIAT) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2017 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2017 |
| Stage Description | Blueprints and expertise (economic & technical) to build small-scale flash dryers are available for uptake |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
| Top 5 contributors | The French Agricultural Research Center for International Development; DERIYUCA; Niji Lukas Nigeria Limited |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | The French Agricultural Research Center for International Development-International Agricultural Research Centers; International Center for Tropical Agriculture-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); 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,Nigeria,United Republic of Tanzania,Uganda |
Targeted outcomes
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Evidences
| Evidences | "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." |
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