This paper presents the performance evaluation of a passive solar dryer. The Dryer was designed and constructed at Mechanical Engineering Department Caritas University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu, Nigeria. using locally sourced materials from Ogbete main market, Enugu. Experimentation carried out samples 20mm 40mm sliced cassava chips weighing 46g 80g respectively in month November, 2020.Temperature re...

Crop farming systems in the Wimmera and Mallee region of Victoria are diverse. The environmental and economic conditions that prevail demand that farmers make constant changes and improvements to their farming systems. In this research the performances of four representative farming systems, designated ‘Reduced Till’, ‘Hungry Sheep’, ‘Fuel Burners’ and ‘No Till’, were examined and evaluated usi...

This paper presents an annual multiobjective crop-mix planning as a problem of concurrent maximization of net profit and maximization of crop production to determine an optimal cropping pattern. The optimal crop production in a particular planting season is a crucial decision making task from the perspectives of economic management and sustainable agriculture. A multiobjective optimal crop-mix ...