This report provides an analytical summary of field testing of the beta prototype version of the portable shallow bed batch dryer. The field testing was conducted with six end users (dryer operators) and eight end customers (smallholder farmers) over six days in March 2015 maize harvesting season in the Meru area of Kenya. A comparison between the alpha and the beta prototypes with the design recommendations from alpha prototype performance testing incorporated is highlighted in Appendix A.
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