A New Approach to Integrating Renewable Energies in the Design of a Shea Kernel Solar Mill
Yamako Soulama,
Frederic Bationo,
Tchamye Boroze
Abstract:The development of the agri-food sector in West African countries is limited by energy and technological factors. As a result, the main shea nut producers in these countries, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Mali, export their production to the benefit of large industries in northern countries. One of the most difficult operations involved in transforming shea nuts into shea butter is grinding. Processing shea kernels into shea butter requires a mill or grinder. The types of energy (diesel and electricity) used by th… Show more
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