Enabling Food Storage in IDP Camps, Using Solar Powered Cold Chain

Our innovation ColdHubs addresses the problem of food spoilage due to a lack of reliable cold storage at key points within the food supply chain. Food spoilage is caused by ambient temperature and relative humidity which facilitates fungal and bacteria decay. The problem is exacerbated by the absence of suitable on-farm and in-market cold storage facilities and unreliable electricity supply. Spoilage reduces the availability of safe, nutritious, and healthy food available for human consumption. ColdHubs tackles the inadequacy of cooling systems for the storage of perishable food in farms and marketplaces by providing solar-powered walk-in cold rooms and ice block makers, within the reach of farmers, food supply chain actors, and other users providing much needed post-harvest infrastructure, which improves returns to producers and increases the net availability of high-quality food commodities for consumption.