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|PAP Title=Field Testing of an Innovative Solar Powered Milk Cooling Solution for the higher Efficiency of the Dairy Subsector in Tunisia
|PAP Region Middle East=Middle East & North Africa
|PAP Country Middle East=Tunisia
|PAP Organisation=University of Hohenheim, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Phaesun
|PAP Description=Project component aim and approach

The project supports the field assessment of a solar-powered milk cooling solution, designed to meet the refrigeration needs of small and medium-sized dairy farmers in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. The ice-based cooling solution was developed specifically to overcome the challenges during short-term on-farm storage of milk and transportation to collection centers.

Planned activities 

(1) Installing 10 small-scale milk cooling systems, with a capacity of 60l per day each, at 6 dairy farms with production volumes ranging from 60l to 180l per day
(2) Monitoring technological performance under field conditions, specifically by measuring achieved milk quality improvements
(3) Analyzing business opportunities and technology promotion strategies, as quality-price-premiums and cooperative models, to give access to higher milk quality and productivity to the regional dairy industry
(4) Assessing social acceptance and social impact in terms of gender and labor organization
|PAT Technology Application Solar=Solar
|PAT Commodity Dairy Products=Dairy products
|PAT Value Efficiency=Efficiency of Operation
|PAT Value Controlled Temperature=Controlled Temperature
|PAP Links=https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/project/field-testing-of-an-innovative-solar-powered-milk-cooling-solution-for-the-higher-efficiency-of-the-dairy-subsector-in-tunisia

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