Dehydration in Uganda

[FlashPan]

Just though to share this:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44579530

I was mainly shocked at the amount of food wasteage and cheapness of this unit.

Cheers

[Arzosah]

Such a simple thing! I wonder if the price is very high in Ugandan terms, though. And we've never heard anything about that level of waste ... I'm really surprised they don't have their own version of pickling and salting ...

[Deeps]

A bit bigger and a bit more agricultural than mine but I'd have one of those bad boys.

[FlashPan]

$80 I think in Uganda is quite high considering an accountant earns under $10k per year

https://www.averagesalarysurvey.com/uganda

Hopefully this is not a bad thing to think or say but maybe the amount of wasteage can be linked to the starvation levels in this continent? There is no or not enough infrastructure to look after and store what is locally made.

[jansman]

Very little electricity,so no refrigeration.A common problem in Africa.It is for that reason,and batteries being scarce and expensive,that the wind-up radio came,about.The diet in Nigeria is obviously plant based so has a short shelf life.Hence food waste.

[grenfell]

Excellent idea given the levels of wastage but it's a pity there's not any more detaiil in that report. It mentions using garden waste and gas to dehydrate the food so I would assume that there is some form of biodigester producing methane in the process.

[peejay]

I'm no expert but I can't help thinking that 10kg of mangos in 2hrs sounds more like an oven than a dehydrator? Wouldn't they normally take at least 24hrs with a domestic dehydrator?

[jansman]

I'm no expert but I can't help thinking that 10kg of mangos in 2hrs sounds more like an oven than a dehydrator? Wouldn't they normally take at least 24hrs with a domestic dehydrator?

They would. The Nigerian model is industrial,and developing world.We play about on a ' hobby' level.Any criticism of their food waste by the First World is a bit rich,as I guess that the Nigerian farmers don't like it either.Mind you,an earlier post did question whether they had local preservation methods.That would be interesting to research...

[jansman]

Cannot find info on preservation.However...http://www.travelstart.com.ng/blog/22-f ... ng-abroad/

[Deeps]

They would. The Nigerian model is industrial,and developing world.We play about on a ' hobby' level.Any criticism of their food waste by the First World is a bit rich,as I guess that the Nigerian farmers don't like it either.Mind you,an earlier post did question whether they had local preservation methods.That would be interesting to research...

Totally. While I'm not sure if the article was scoring points, I bet the Nigerian's would win the competition of who wastes the least. We're pretty good at it in the First World. I'm guessing 'it is what it is', as you say I bet they don't want to waste stuff that they could sell for a profit.