Mini Dryer Another dryer which is suitable for smallholders is the mini dryer. It is designed to handle smaller amounts of cocoa bean in the fermenting box and dryer bed. Mini dryers have been used a lot in Bougainville, and are popular with smallholders because it produces good quality dry bean cocoa and a better income than just selling wet beans. They are fabricated with a metal frame which enables it to be disassembled and transported and quickly reassembled on smallholders farms. This makes it ideal for remote isolated areas where there is a lack of wet bean buyers
chimney Roof over fermenting box
roof
dryer
Roof support
Build on cement slab Fermenting box
Mini dryer
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