Solar drying in Peru
Practical Action
Having met Bruno Caracchini, we cannot help believing in him. Bruno gives the impression of
being a relaxed foreign tourist who fell in love with the country and, as he himself says, sometimes
people think he is mad. Nevertheless, he is as Peruvian as they come and is so focused that he has
found a way to succeed, both in his own country and abroad. It is only a matter of time.
Further reading
Solar Drying, Practical Action Technical Brief
Drying of foods, Practical Action Technical Brief
Small-scale drying technologies Practical Action Technical Brief
Drying of Chillies, Practical Action Technical Brief
Drying of Apricots, Practical Action Technical Briefs
Drying Food for Profit - A Guide for Small Businesses Barrie Axtell, 2002, Practical Action
Publishing ISBN 1 85339520 X
Setting up a Food Drying Business: A step-by-step guide, Fabrice Thuillier, 2002, Practical
Action Publishing, ISBN 1 85339 498 X
Drying Foodstuffs, Jean Françoia Rozis, 1997, Backuys Publishers
Producing Solar Dried Fruit and Vegetables for Small-scale Enterprise Development. Natural
Resource Institute, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB. 1996. Available from
Practical Action Publishing http://developmentbookshop.com/
Procesamiento de Papa Seca http://www.solucionespracticas.org.pe/
This document was written by Gabriel Reaño and Giannina Solari of Soluciones
Prácticas in 2011.
Soluciones Prácticas
Av Jorge Chávez 275 - Miraflores
Apartado Postal 18-0620
Lima 18
Peru
Tel: +51 1 4475127 / 4467324 / 4447055
Fax: +51 1 4466621
E-mail: info@solucionespracticas.org.pe
Website: www.solucionespracticas.org.pe
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most profound, life-changing effect on poor people across the world. For over 40 years, we have been
working closely with some of the world’s poorest people - using simple technology to fight poverty and
transform their lives for the better. We currently work in 15 countries in Africa, South Asia and Latin
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