Inspirational ideas: Solar dryer for herbs to make farm more profitable
In 2014 five herb producers joined forces in the organic herb farm ‘Under the Sun’, making them the biggest Portuguese exporter of aromatic and medicinal plants. To save energy costs for herb drying, Gonçalo Costa Martins, one of the farmers, cooperated with a local engineer. Together they created an innovative hybrid drying solar system.
Organization: EipAgri
Year: 2019
Country/ies: Portugal
Geographical coverage: European Union (European Union)
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/news/inspirational-ideas-solar-dryer-herbs-make-farm
Content language: English