Natural Solar Dryers
Natural solar dryers for fruits and vegetables
Grekkon Limited is the largest supplier of natural solar dryers in east Africa. We design and construct natural solar dryers according to the product, location, and drying volume per session. Our portable solar dryers consist of; UV treated polythene paper, UV treated nets, and steel bars galvanized with food-grade aluminum or zinc.
Our solar fruit dryers and vegetable dryers have shelves at different levels depending on the volume or weight of food crops to dry per session. As compared to open-air drying, solar dryers offer many advantages
- Speed of drying. Food dries four to five times faster.
- Quality. As the sun’s UV rays do not get into direct contact with the drying food, its, color, taste, scent, and nutritional value is unaffected
- Cleanliness. The food is free from dust, sand or other external contaminants
- No pests. Insect, bird, or mammalian pests have no access to food in the dryer, so no attack occurs.
We price according to design. Our smallest dryer is 3.4M cubic in size and is priced at Kes 48,000
How natural solar dryers work
- Heat
They allow in diffused heat from the top and the sides, which heats up the air coming in from the air inlet. This hot air will exit with moisture in the air outlet.
- Anti-drip management
Our UV treated polythene cover has anti-drip properties so water droplets do not form on it. It prevents dripping on the drying food which is a precursor for fungal development.
Summary
Grekkon Limited’s solar dryers dry; coffee, rice, cassava, tomato, moringa, and groundnuts. Other crops are; mushrooms, sorghum, and millet within east Africa. They are available in our Nairobi, Eldoret, and Nyeri outlets by on order. Our technicians in these locations will provide technical advice.
We are a group of mushroom farmers and would like to find out whether your solar driers can be used to dry mushrooms…….🤔🤔
Dear Anthony,
Thank you for your inquiry. Yes our solar dryers will dry mushrooms. How many kilos do you want to dry per session?
Best regards,
Customer Service
Interested in learning more about the dryers. Banana and tea farmer
Good evening Mary,
Our dryers are customized to your need. All you need to give us is; the crop to dry, and target drying volume per session. From this, we generate a quote for you. Reach us on 0777 157 132 or inbox your number for us to call you back.
Best regards,
Customer Service
Kindly need a quote for a solar dryer 2tons capacity
Dear Japheth,
Good afternoon and thank you for your inquiry. A wet weight of 2-ton per session fruit dryer is Kes 1,500,000. This is all material and installation labor. When and where do you need it installed?
Best regards,
Customer Service
HI I would like a dryer that can dry chilies and Garlic thanks
Dear Juma,
Thank you for your inquiry. We do have design and construct dryers for chilli and garlic. To give you a cost estimate, share with us the wet weight you’ll dry per session.
Best regards,
Customer servie
Hello, are your driers portable structures or permanent ones? Can I use one drier for drying different products such as cassava, tomato chillie etc?
What are the TAT times for a complete drying process?
Regards,
George
Dear George,
We design both prtable and fixed solar dryers according to your need. And yes, this solar dryer dries everything. The TAT is by product and the prevailing weather. For instance, cassava will take 2-2.5 hours to dry when the skies are clear. Moringa leaves will take less than half the time to dry.
What do you intend to dry, where?
Best regards,
Customer Service
Thank you for your quick response. I am based in Nakuru town. Interested in cassava, pimpin, sweet potatoes and yams