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Increase of nutritional security in Sub-Saharan Africa through the production of dried products from underutilized crops

Barbara Sturma Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Potsdam, Germany;b Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sharvari Rauta Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Potsdam, Germany;c Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, GermanyView further author information
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Solomon Kofi Chikpahc Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany;d Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, Department of Food Science and Technology, University for Development Studies, Tamale, GhanaView further author information
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John Ndisyac Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany;e Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya;f Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaView further author information
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Oliver Henselc Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7732-0278View further author information
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Albert Esperg Innotech Ingenieursgesellschaft mbH, Altdorf, GermanyView further author information
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Joseph Kudadam Koreseh Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, Department of Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Technology, University for Development Studies, Tamale, GhanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9895-1717View further author information
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Pages 322-334 | Received 04 Dec 2021, Accepted 15 Jun 2022, Published online: 08 Jul 2022

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