Estimation of Solar Radiation for Crop Drying in Uyo, Nigeria Using a Mathematical Model

Alonge, Akindele Folarin; Onwude, Daniel I.

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.824.420

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“…Considering on farm storage, most countries in Africa still relies largely on sun drying. The commodities are either spread on suitable surfaces or by hanging on farm buildings . This could be attributed to the adoption of present day storage technology and availability of these technologies to the farmers.…”

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Mechanisation of large-scale agricultural fields in developing countries - a review

Onwude

Abdulstter

Gomes

et al. 2016

J. Sci. Food Agric.

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Mechanisation of large-scale agricultural fields often requires the application of modern technologies such as mechanical power, automation, control and robotics. These technologies are generally associated with relatively well developed economies. The application of these technologies in some developing countries in Africa and Asia is limited by factors such as technology compatibility with the environment, availability of resources to facilitate the technology adoption, cost of technology purchase, government policies, adequacy of technology and appropriateness in addressing the needs of the population. As a result, many of the available resources have been used inadequately by farmers, who continue to rely mostly on conventional means of agricultural production, using traditional tools and equipment in most cases. This has led to low productivity and high cost of production among others. Therefore this paper attempts to evaluate the application of present day technology and its limitations to the advancement of large-scale mechanisation in developing countries of Africa and Asia. Particular emphasis is given to a general understanding of the various levels of mechanisation, present day technology, its management and application to large-scale agricultural fields. This review also focuses on/gives emphasis to future outlook that will enable a gradual, evolutionary and sustainable technological change. The study concludes that large-scale-agricultural farm mechanisation for sustainable food production in Africa and Asia must be anchored on a coherent strategy based on the actual needs and priorities of the large-scale farmers. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.

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Mechanisation of large-scale agricultural fields in developing countries - a review

Onwude

Abdulstter

Gomes

et al. 2016

J. Sci. Food Agric.

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“… For educational purposes and environmental studies. See similar works [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] . Findings from the data bring the awareness of the Nigerian government to the most suitable location for the establishment of both solar plants and research institutes to generate electricity.…”

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Exploration of solar radiation data from three geo-political zones in Nigeria

2017

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In this paper, readings of solar radiation received at three meteorological sites in Nigeria were analysed. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical test was carried out on the data set to observe the significant differences on radiations for each quarter of the specified years. The data were obtained in raw form from Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Oshodi, Lagos. In order to get a clear description and visualization of the fluctuations of the radiation data, each year were considered independently, where it was discovered that for the 3rd quarter of each year, there is a great fall in the intensity of the solar radiation to as low as 73.27 (W/m2), 101.66 (W/m2), 158.51 (W/m2) for Ibadan, Port-Harcourt and Sokoto respectively. A detailed data description is available for the averages across months for each quarter. The data can provide insights on the health implications of exposure to solar radiation and the effect of solar radiation on climate change, food production, rainfall and flood patterns.

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“…For postharvest, most countries in Africa also still rely largely on sun drying. The commodities are either spread on suitable surfaces or by hanging on farm buildings (Alonge and Onwude, 2013). Significant losses may thus result from this practice.…”

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confidence: 99%