Solar drying for farmers · Kenya

Sunlight into farmer income.

Sundara Africa builds solar dryers that help farmers save the harvest they would otherwise lose — turning fresh mangoes, tomatoes, herbs and grain into clean, shelf-stable products that sell for more, all year round.

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Trays of sliced mangoes drying inside a Sundara Africa solar dryer

3× fasterDries in hours, not days — produce leaves the field and is shelf-stable the same week

UniformControlled airflow and temperature give even colour, texture and moisture in every batch

Clean & safeEnclosed drying keeps out rain, dust, insects and birds, protecting food safety

Zero fuelRuns on sunlight — no firewood, diesel or electricity bills for the farmer

The farmer's problem

More of your harvest sold, less of it lost.

Up to 40% of what a smallholder farmer harvests never reaches a paying customer. Drying in the open sun is slow, uneven and at the mercy of rain, dust, insects and birds. A Sundara solar dryer dries your produce in hours instead of days, keeps every batch uniform and clean, and runs entirely on sunlight — no firewood, no diesel, no bills. The result is a product that stores for months and earns a better price.

Our range of solar dryers

Cabinet dryers and greenhouse dryers, built and tested in the field.

Sundara Africa 50 kg cabinet solar dryer with stacked drying trays open

Sundara Africa 50 kg cabinet solar dryer with solar panel and collector

Cabinet dryer

50 kg Cabinet Dryer

50 kg fresh produce per batch

Our workhorse cabinet dryer: multiple stacked trays, a solar-powered airflow system and an insulated chamber that keeps produce clean while it dries.

Best for: Farmer groups, agri-SMEs and community drying points

Sundara Africa 15 kg cabinet solar dryer with glazed trays and control knobs

Cabinet dryer

15 kg Cabinet Dryer

15 kg fresh produce per batch

A compact, glazed cabinet dryer with controlled fan settings — ideal for individual farmers, trials and demonstrating drying quality before scaling up.

Best for: Individual farmers, training and product testing

Sundara Africa greenhouse solar dryer installed on a concrete slab in a rural site

Interior view of a Sundara Africa greenhouse solar dryer with drying racks

Greenhouse dryer

300 kg Greenhouse Dryer

Up to 300 kg fresh produce per batch

Walk-in greenhouse drying tunnel with UV-treated covering and a solar-driven extraction turbine that pulls moist air out for fast, even drying at scale.

Best for: Cooperatives, aggregators and processing hubs

Beyond the dryer