ColdHubs is part of the foundation and Board of Trustees of the Organization for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA), an advocacy group which was formed from the first Cold Chain Summit, 2017 organized by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Post Harvest Alliance for Improved Nutrition (PLAN) in Lagos, Nigeria. […]
ColdHubs was honored to be one of the few Nigerian social ventures selected by the British High Commission, Abuja to participate in a one day Innovative Ventures Day at the Ventures Platform, Abuja, Nigeria. At the event ColdHubs was presented to Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, high level Nigerian […]
The ColdHubs Team continues to educate farmers, retailers and wholesalers of fresh fruits, vegetables and other perishable food on proper handling and storage, to reduce harvest loss. The educational process is being done, using our 12 chapter post-harvest management educational comic in English and other Nigeria languages of, Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa. The comic has been […]
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) project; Postharvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (PLAN) has extended yet another support to ColdHubs; by offsetting 50% of the cost of 500 plastic crates, recently ordered by ColdHubs Limited.The support is yet another show of incredible support to the work we are doing, by the organization. This latest gesture […]
We are excited to announce that our latest solar-powered walk-in cold room has been switched on at the Crop Storage Unit (CSU), Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Compound, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The cold room was executed through an amazing partnership between ColdHubs Limited and our newest partner, The Federal Ministry of […]
ColdHubs is now Finalist for the Global LEAP Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge (OGCCC), being organized by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The international competition was to identify and promote the most energy-efficient, sustainable and cost-effective technologies that can meet the cold storage requirements for fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, an area ColdHubs […]
Multinational technology company, Microsoft, through its Airband Initiative is extending a grant to ColdHubs to use its Hub’s excess generated and stored energy to power new internet kiosks known as F@rm & M@rket Connect Centers. Using Microsoft TV White Spaces technology, the F@rm &M@rket Connect Centers, will be a Wifi hot spot, which will enable farmers, […]
The Refrigeration and Cooling Magazine (RAC), the leading source of news, information and analysis for the refrigeration and air conditioning industry has shortlisted ColdHubs as a Finalist for its RAC Cooling Industry Awards under the “International Achievement Category”. The Cooling Industry Awards recognizes the cooling industry’s environmental achievements and its commitment to innovation. For over […]
ColdHubs CEO and COO, participated in the FoodTrack, a tailored programme organised by Maersk Growth and Rockstart. The programme is an intensive one-month venture programme with the goal to support startups dedicated to solving one of the world’s most acute challenges – eliminating food loss.During the programme, ColdHubs CEO was honored to pitch our technology […]
As First Runner Up of the 2018 Entrepreneurs in Resilience Awards, ColdHubs will be receiving support from Swiss Re Foundation to expand its 100% solar powered walk-in cold rooms to extend the shelf life of perishable food in Imo State and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nigeria. The ColdHubs team is excited about this […]