Trim, D.S.Ko, H.Y.2014-06-032014-06-032007Tropical Agriculture(Trinidad), 49(4), 319-335http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2265The construction of a solar dryer of a double-skin tent design, (the inner skin of black plastic sheet, the outer of clear sheet), with forced air draught provided by an electric fan, is described. The performance of the solar dryer in the drying of capsicum peppers was compared with traditional sun drying; drying times with the solar dryer were reduced by some 65%. The quality of the solar dried peppers was found to be fully acceptableenArticle