Previously the group dried kales on gunias then polythene sheet thenthey bought a small solar drier with a capacity of 2kg per day so they wished to have a bigger drier that would dry more vegetables.
Pure solar dryers, size - 1.5 meters by 2 meters, with 3 dehydrating trays, 80 - 100 Kgs dehydrating sessions
To increase volumes of dried vegetables
To increase incomes
To reduce post harvest losses
To create employment
To promote value addition
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Increased volumes to 40kg per week
Increased income from 1000 to 10000 per week
Improved hygiene
Created employment of 1 person who collects the vegetables from the market