ColdHubs is partnering with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to set up an off-grid cold storage system in a Refugees Market in Mtwara Region of Tanzania. Aga Khan Foundation East Africa is the project local partners. The pilot will include designing, assembling, installing and commissioning one ColdHub in the fruits, vegetables and other […]
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ColdHubs CEO, Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu have been shortlisted for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering. ColdHubs was adjudged to: “Bring much reliable technology to the farmers and local vendors as it uses solar and battery technology to preserve vegetables and fruits, and it is cost effective, and has a short […]
Coldhub team after series of meeting concerning the price of installing the solar cold room have decided to see what can be done to reduce the price of the solar cold room with a better capacity.The CEO, Mr. Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu addressed his team on the necessity for the reduction in price, stressing that having a […]
The future of global food systems hinge on how we respond to the challenges of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. In its 2017 Scenarios Analysis on Shaping the Future of Global Food Systems, the World Economic Forum foreshadowed global food systems in 2030 teetering between unsustainable production and consumption and torn between […]
Coldhubs participated in this year Nigeria Cold Chain Summit 2017. The Summit was put together by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) project, Post-Harvest Alliance for Improved Nutrition (PLAN), USAID and the Rocekerfeller Foundation. The Summit addressed the status of the cold chain industry in Nigeria, the importance of the cold chain as the […]
Best Foods Fresh Farms Nigeria Limited tapped ColdHubs to support the renovation of their cold room and also to integrate solar power and energy storage in the remodeled cold room. It was a successful partnership between the two companies. ColdHubs is encouraging companies with old cold rooms to tap into this model. “Building a 100% […]
Since August 28th, 2017 till date, the ColdHubs at Relief Market Owerri has reached 100% utilization rate. This is a result of the incredible work done by the Hub Operator, Miss OluchiEmeagba and Hub Marketer Miss ChiomaAman. Two amazing ladies, supported by the rest of the ColdHubs Team. On March 8th2017, when operations was launched […]
Gain, Gobal Cold Chain Alliance and Conestoga Cold Storage examined the Post-Harvest technology provided by Coldhubs services and possibly improvement. It was one week training in Imo State where the related parties discussed on the way forward in introducing cold food chain logistic into the post-harvest technology. Conestoga Cold Storage Chairman, Larry Laurin and the […]
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis, which can be eaten fresh as table grapes or they can be used for making wine, jam, juice, jelly, grape seed extract, raisins, vinegar, and grape seed oil. Grapes are a non-climacteric type of fruit, generally […]
ColdHubs is partnering with Best Food Fresh Farms Limited to assemble, install and commission a solar powered walk-in cold room, in Lagos. Incorporated in August 2001, by one of Nigeria’s most eminent businessmen Mr. Emmanuel Ijewere, Best Foods, deals and cultivates fruits and vegetables such as, tomatoes, cucumber, chili pepper, green pepper, lettuce, spring onions, […]