Mubarak is a great trader that buys perishable fruits in large quantity and sells in wholesale. He is a customer of ColdHubs and had been using our technology and service to preserve his fruits. On hearing about the Farm & Market Connect Center, he enrolled and told us the reason why he did that. This […]
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Farm & Market Connect Centers; sponsored by Microsoft and powered by ColdHubs is enabling farmers, retailers and wholesalers surf the web, touching a computer and learning how to use a computer for the first time. Excess energy from four ColdHubs sites are being used to power a robust wifi connection, sets of computers and other […]
Fisher men and women in Ibeno and Ibaka coastal communities of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria now have access to a ColdHubs, to enable them store and preserve their daily fish catch. The primary occupation of people in these Niger-Delta coastal communities is artisanal and captive fishing. Incidentally the communities are having access to cold storage, […]
When you come to Mile 12 Lagos, the first thing that comes to your mind is the huge fruits and vegetables market. Daily about 500 to 1000 trucks loaded with fresh fruits, vegetables and other perishable food are off-loaded inside the market. On arrival the produce are normally sold off to the wholesalers who in […]
A team from ColdHubs conducted a detailed second level survey, to strategic markets and farms, where solar powered walk-in cold rooms will soon be installed. The objective of the survey was to assess the compelling need for cold storage. The survey, which was supported by our newest partner, Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation took […]
First is, Mr. Usibe Terrence Ovie, our Office and Finance Administrator. Mr. Usibe holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) Accounting, from Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo in Imo State. Before joining ColdHubs, Mr. Usibe has held several managerial, accounting and tax auditing positions with private and public sector organization. He is excited about the prospect of […]
CEO, Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu spoke to the Technical Center for Agriculture and Cooperation (CTA) magazine SPORE at length on green energy innovation and its place in agricultural value chain. He said that at every point in the value chain there is need for power, and in most part of Africa, power is not always readily accessible, […]
We are deeply honored, thrilled and excited to announce our newest partner, Feed the Future – Partnering for Innovation (FTF-PI) and Fintrac. Through this collaboration with FTF-PI and Fintrac, ColdHubs will install 20 new cold rooms at 10 new sites, reaching 2,000 new users and saving approximately 22,000 tons of food from spoilage per year. […]
ColdHubs and Microsoft partners to launch farm connect centers for farmers where they will be learning how to use Microsoft operations, internet facilities and how to promote their businesses online. This will give the farmer the ability to know the recent techniques in farming, and how to use technology to increase their productivity. The pilot […]
ColdHubs was among the 20 top innovative companies bringing solutions to post-harvest challenge at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin. The CEO of ColdHubs said “We have come to a point in Africa where we must consolidate our economic growth. To do this, we need innovation-creative solutions that drive our development forward.” Walking into Fruit Logistica […]