Foodtech company S4S helps farmers earn profits with solar-powered dehydrator
A woman beetroot farmer with the S4S team. Photo: Special Arrangement/THE HINDU S4S is promoting solar dehydration as a means to empower women farmers and reduce food waste Life is not easy for the ‘ugly ducklings’ of the agricultural world. For all the perfectly shaped fruits and vegetables that we buy from the green grocers, there are thousands left on their stalks to rot unharvested in the field simply because they do not meet the aesthetic criteria of retailers. Mumbai-based foodtech innovator Science 4 Society (S4S) Technologies has been working to cut down on this waste by promo...