We lose a lot of tomatoes every year due to supply exceeding demand. Most of these rot in local farmer’s markets. Sometimes farmers fail to preserve or to transport tomatoes on time due to poor road network.
Farmers lose more than half of total tomatoes produced.
The proposed project here aims to avoid this waste and make good use of excess tomatoes and reduce post harvest losses.
In addition, in times of low supply, consumers resort to tomato concentrates (canned tomatoes, tomato puree etc.) , which are often expensive, imported and processed in a much less organic method.
The project aims, using innovative means, to transform the surplus production of fresh tomatoes into preservable powder, which will then be offered for consumption off season.
Surplus tomato for processing is purchased from farmers markets, farmers or agricultural cooperatives.
👉 Once sliced, the tomatoes are dried using a dryer.
👉They are then crushed using a blender and packed in small sachets.
👉1kg fresh tomatoes yields 50g powder
What you need
👉Tomatoes, Sun/ Solar dryer, Blender, Vacuum sealed packaging, Branding, Market
Consumers only add the powder when cooking. No artificial colourings, additives or preservatives. Tomato powder can last more than a year in storage.
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