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Development of a Low Cost Cooler to Preserve Perishable Foods in Countries with Arid Climates

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Type: 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
 
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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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