Daily Monitor Adding value to banana, pumpkins, cassava I am now looking for a more efficient dryer because the one I am currently using takes three to four days and can’t meet the demand of my customers, which is rapidly growing. I am a young entrepreneur with interest in food processing. I have been drying bananas, pumpkins, and cassava to make flour. Is there modern technology that can dry bananas sliced into very small slices together with their peels? Farmer Dear Farmer There are more controlled methods of drying your produce. You can use an oven, or even a microwave. They will cost you slightly higher than sun drying but the outcome will be tremendous.