Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6567
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Comparative studies of fish smoking and solar drying in the Sierra Leone artisanal fishing industry

Andrew Kallon*
  • Andrew Kallon*
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University, PMB Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Aiah Lebbie
  • Aiah Lebbie
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University, PMB Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Barbara Sturm
  • Barbara Sturm
  • Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Kassel, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany.
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Tommy Garnett
  • Tommy Garnett
  • Environmental Foundation for Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Richard Wadsworth
  • Richard Wadsworth
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University, PMB Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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  •  Received: 21 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 20 December 2016
  •  Published: 31 March 2017

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