Solar Dryers
Protect your hard-earned harvest with hygienic solar hybrid dryers, durable crates, heavy-duty tarpaulins, and PICS hermetic bags.
*Prices exclude localized transport outside Nairobi. On-site installation and testing included for turnkey systems.
Agronomic Overview & Specifications
Technical Data & Material Standards
Precision manufacturing parameters tested for prolonged tropical UV exposure and mechanical stress.
What's Included in the Package
Full bill of quantities delivered to your farm site:
- Turnkey solar dryer with stainless steel food-grade drying mesh racks
- Solar exhaust fan with integrated solar PV panel and thermostat control
- Food-grade durable plastic harvest crates for field collection
- Reinforced heavy-duty tarpaulins for field threshing and crop protection
- Airtight hermetic grain storage bags with closure ties
- Full agronomic training on moisture content measurement and hygiene standards
Ideal Crops & Varieties
Agronomist-recommended crops for maximum return on investment:
- •Cereals & Pulses (Maize, Beans, Sorghum, Green Grams, Cowpeas)
- •Fruits (Mango slices, Pineapple, Bananas, Papaya)
- •Commercial Vegetables & Herbs (Tomatoes, Chili peppers, Rosemary, Mint, Moringa)
- •Industrial Crops (Pyrethrum flowers, Coffee cherries, Soya beans)
Available Dimensions, Capacities & Rates
Select the size suited to your acreage, water volume, or commercial market targets. Custom scales fabricated on request.
Smallholder Solar Cabinet Dryer
2m × 1.2m (3 Drying Tiers)
Herbs, chili, mushrooms, sliced fruits, and smallholder vegetable processors.
Commercial Solar Tunnel Dryer
4m × 8m (Walk-In Tunnel)
Commercial cooperatives, cassava growers, maize farmers, and export processors.
Crate & Tarpaulin Bulk Kit
50 Stackable Crates + 2 Heavy Tarpaulins
Commercial tomato, avocado, and capsicum farm harvest logistics.
Professional On-Farm Installation Workflow
Every Symnet installation follows a strict 4-stage engineering protocol to ensure long-term structural integrity and zero operational failure.
Site & Capacity Assessment
Evaluating the farmer's target produce (cereals, fruits, pyrethrum, or vegetables) and daily harvest volume.
Dryer Framework Assembly
Erecting the structural galvanized frame and fitting food-grade stainless drying mesh trays.
Glazing & Solar Fan Integration
Installing UV-treated parabolic glazing and connecting solar extraction fans for continuous humidity evacuation.
Calibration & Moisture Testing
Calibrating internal airflow and training farm staff on digital moisture testing before packaging.
Frequently Asked Questions: Solar Dryers & Storage
Key insights on maintenance, warranties, and agronomic management.
Ready to Upgrade Your Farm’s Climate Resilience?
Mombasa Road at City Cabanas, Nairobi, Kenya
P.O Box 25667 - 00100 Nairobi
Mon - Sat: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Emergency on-site weekend deployments available
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Commonly Integrated Solutions
Greenhouses
Symnet Agro Solutions designs, manufactures, and installs high-performance commercial greenhouses tailored specifically to withstand Kenyan equatorial radiation, gusting winds, and localized microclimates. Available in Class B hot-dipped galvanized metallic arches or pressure-treated eucalyptus timber, each structure is engineered to optimize photosynthetic active radiation (PAR), regulate relative humidity, and eradicate destructive pests like tuta absoluta, thrips, and whiteflies.
HDPE Dam Liners
Water loss through soil seepage ruins thousands of Kenyan farm reservoirs every dry spell. Symnet Agro Solutions supplies and expertly installs certified virgin High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane dam liners engineered to turn porous excavations into zero-leakage, multi-million-litre water storage assets. With thicknesses ranging from 0.5mm to 1.0mm, our liners are treated with specialized carbon black UV absorbers to resist extreme heat and puncture hazards.
Solar Cold Storage & Solar Freezers
In Kenya, up to 40% of harvested fresh horticultural produce spoils before reaching the final market due to lack of cold-chain infrastructure, forcing farmers into distress sales at throwaway prices. Symnet Agro Solutions engineers turnkey, 100% off-grid solar-powered walk-in cold storage rooms and parabolic solar tunnel dryers. Operating reliably at 2°C to 8°C using high-efficiency DC compressors and lithium/thermal energy storage, our units empower farmer groups, cooperatives, and aggregators to retain peak produce freshness for up to 3 weeks.