Hytor

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Summary

Hytor is a food preservation system designed to help farmers and agricultural processors extend the usable life of fresh produce and create greater value from every harvest.

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About this innovation

Biji Farms is developing affordable post-harvest infrastructure to help farmers and food processors reduce losses and preserve produce. Our current innovation, Hytor, is a solar-powered dehydrator that uses heated air to remove moisture from agricultural produce, helping extend its shelf life and reduce dependence on open-air sun drying.
Hytor has been tested with tomatoes, yam, and leafy vegetables. It is designed for smallholder and commercial farmers, produce aggregators, and food processors who need practical ways to preserve crops after harvest. Our goal is to make reliable drying technology more accessible and support a more consistent supply of agricultural raw materials for food manufacturers.

🎯 The Problem

Farmers and food processors lose perishable produce when they can\'t preserve it quickly after harvest. Traditional sun drying exposes produce to weather and contamination, while industrial drying equipment can be expensive or hard to access. This limits farmers’ ability to preserve surplus produce, reduces income, and makes the supply of agricultural raw materials less reliable for food manufacturers. Biji Farms addresses this gap by developing affordable drying technology that helps preserve produce and reduce post-harvest losses.

💡 The Solution

Biji Farms is developing Hytor, an affordable solar-powered dehydrator that uses heated air to preserve agricultural produce by removing moisture. It offers farmers, aggregators, and food processors an alternative to open-air sun drying, helping protect produce from unpredictable weather and contamination while extending shelf life. We aim to make post-harvest preservation more accessible and help food manufacturers access more reliable supplies of agricultural raw materials.