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Nigerian community gets a solar dryer

Drying fruit and vegetables in the sun is the traditional way to preserve them. But out in the open they are exposed to bugs, dirt and weather. A women’s initiative has constructed a solar drying tent, which does the job of drying faster and more efficiently.

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