North Queensland invention could help dry surplus fresh produce

Ashley Walmsley
October 25 2021 - 5:00am
DESIGN: The Guguini Produce Dryer which is solar powered and uses timber combustion to help dry fresh produce, meat, fish, coconut and other products.
DESIGN: The Guguini Produce Dryer which is solar powered and uses timber combustion to help dry fresh produce, meat, fish, coconut and other products.

A NORTH Queensland-made invention for drying out fresh produce could hold valuing-adding potential for smaller horticulture growers, but its maker is having a tough time getting traction for further development.

Ashley Walmsley

Ashley Walmsley

Editor, Good Fruit & Vegetables

Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.

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