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Title: Improved fish drying using a polythene solar dryer.
Authors: Werimo, K.
Malala, J.
Keywords: Dried products
Processing fishery products
Infestation
Artisanal fishing
Lake fisheries
Oreochromis niloticus
Issue Date: 2009
Publisher: FAO fisheries and aquaculture report, no. 904 p. 61-68
Abstract: Post-harvest fish losses along Lake Turkana beaches were estimated to be about 60%. One of the main causes of loss was the low technology used in sun drying, resulting in high contamination of fish with sand. Further, the drying process is slow, resulting in a product that is of low quality with a short shelf life, consequently loss of income to fishers. It was therefore essential to identify, test and adapt appropriate technology to shorten drying time, improve product quality and increase shelf life of fishery products. This study assessed the effectiveness and efficiency of drying fish using solar dryer made of polythene (PE) sheets compared to the traditional open drying. Five drying systems consisting of a bamboo solar dryer on the ground, a raised solar dryer, a plywood solar dryer with black and another with white polythene sheet, were tested. Fish was harvested, split, washed and dried using the different systems.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/648
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