Ludhiana, March 2 -- On Saturday, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) secured a patent for its portable maize dryer which can help reduce moisture in freshly harvested crops for safe storage. The dryer, designed by the department of Processing and Food Engineering was developed in response to a 2016 request from the secretary of agriculture, Punjab.

The dryer was conceptualised and designed by Dr Mahesh Kumar and Dr Satish Kumar as per international standards and fabricated by NU Tech Dairy Engineers, Ambala under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PAU.

Giving details, Dr Mahesh informed that the dryer is mounted on a trolley platform, is portable and highly efficient, making it ideal for rural areas where grain drying is a c...