Proposal of a solar storage system for plant-based food materials in Bangladesh

Food is one of the indispensable commodities for human existence. Insufficient production and lack of efficacious preservation system of food are the main causes of deprivation in Bangladesh. Bangladesh encountering a shortage of food due to lack of preservation system that causes almost 68% food losses in the total Municipal Solid Waste. In this study, the current scenario of food waste and available storage systems of Bangladesh have been comprehensively investigated. It emerges from this investigation that scarcity of energy is the main hindrance of the proper storage system in Bangladesh. Therefore, implementation of renewable energy sources such as solar energy in available food preservation systems can offer effective solutions, which has been broadly discussed in this study. Consequently, integrating solar energy with the existing food storage system of Bangladesh will mediate the dangers of the food crisis and can offer a zero energy based food storage system.