Created: Dec 15, 2006
Updated: Dec 28, 2006
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Development of a Low Cost Cooler to Preserve Perishable Foods in Countries with Arid Climates

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Type: News or Magazine Article
Website: http://www.itdg.org/html/agro_...
Author: Mohammed Bah Abba
Publisher: ITDG Food Chain
Keywords: appropriate technology, pot-in-pot cooler
Country: Nigeria
Scale of activity: Global

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The innovative coolong system that Abba developed in 1995 consists of two earthenware of different diameters, one placed inside the other. The space between the pots is filled with wet sand that is kept constantly moist, thereby keeping both pots damp.

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