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I developed the solar dryer using available materials to process fresh tomato to high-quality tomato powder that can be reconstituted to tomato paste and used in the formulation of food.

— Mavis Owureku-Asare

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Source: Masahudu Ankiilu, Linking Research to Industry Is Never an Easy Task, But Dr Mavis Owureku-Asare Is Showing the Way, African Eye Report, November 20, 2020.
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