“The market just flipped the script. After weeks of falling prices, every single fresh produce item tracked this week — from tomatoes to livestock — either rose or held firm. Spring onions, which crashed by half just seven days ago, staged a stunning comeback with prices climbing as much as 36% in the south. So what’s driving the surge, and who stands to win or lose? This week’s Market Weekly breaks down the numbers zone by zone.”
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Instead of asking a battery to hold all the energy as electricity, what if you could store the cold itself?
That question changed everything. It led ColdHubs from its first scrap-metal prototype to a second-generation system that stores cooling energy directly — the same way ice holds cold long after the freezer is switched off. A decade of building, deploying and redesigning in real Nigerian markets had produced something far beyond a cold room.
It had produced a cold chain.
A cold room cannot undo every post-harvest mistake. From field heat and handling to packaging and transportation, protecting fresh produce requires a cold chain that starts at harvest.
Every August, women return home with ideas, resources and networks. What if those same gatherings became a starting point for tackling food loss, protecting livelihoods and strengthening local food systems?
How a workforce made up of 88% young people at ColdHubs is helping reshape the infrastructure behind Africa’s food systems.
The Obvious Changes When A Community Has Access to Reliable Cold Storage? A Look At The State of The Swali Market Two Months After The Launch. What changes when a community that has spent years racing against food spoilage finally has access to reliable cold storage? At first, it may look like a simple change […]
Pepper prices jump over 100% as supply tightens, while Spring Onions flood the market and face very high spoilage risk. Get this week’s prices, trends and cold-chain tips across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones — 24–29 August.
For a farmer or trader, selling fresh produce should be a business decision. But when there is nowhere to safely store that produce, the decision can become a race against time.
Every year on 12 August, the world marks International Youth Day-a day to recognise the contributions of young people and reflect on the opportunities, challenges, and aspirations that shape their lives.
The 2026 theme, “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations,” highlights an important reality. The reality that young people may live in different communities, work in different sectors, and face different circum
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IMPACT STORIES: How ColdHubs is Transforming the Lives of Farmers, Fisherfolk and Market Traders
“Development is often measured in kilometres of roads built, megawatts of electricity generated, or billions invested. Yet sometimes, its most enduring impact can be found in something far simpler: a tomato that reaches the market fresh, a basket of fish that does not spoil overnight, or a farmer who finally earns the true value of […]